# Amputations at MERCEDES BENZ
> OSHA SIR `2019010129` · 1/4/2019 · MIAMI, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Passenger vehicle, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** MERCEDES BENZ
- **Location:** 1200 NW 167th St., MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33169
- **NAICS:** 811111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a vehicle's wheel. The employee's left middle finger was caught between a spoke on the trim and the brake caliper and was amputated.

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