# Amputations at GE Transportation
> OSHA SIR `2018076969` · 7/11/2018 · KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cranes, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Engine, engine block, motor-vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** GE Transportation
- **Location:** 10707 N PAMONA AVE, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64153
- **NAICS:** 333618
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to lift a DC motor. While he positioned the nylon sling, the crane activated, pinching his right ring finger between the motor frame and the sling. The fingertip was amputated.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*