# Amputations at Empire State Realty Trust Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019012233` · 1/22/2019 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Cooling and humidifying machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Empire State Realty Trust Inc.
- **Location:** 111 West 33rd Street, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10120
- **NAICS:** 525930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were replacing a cooling tower fan belt. After the new belt was installed, the injured employee started up the equipment and the belt caught the employee's glove resulting in amputation of the thumb tip.

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