# Amputations at Building Services of America L.L.C.
> OSHA SIR `2019066263` · 6/21/2019 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** Building Services of America L.L.C.
- **Location:** 2019 N Oak Park Ave, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60707
- **NAICS:** 561790
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were moving parts from one area to another area for cleaning. The equipment was on a cart and the non-injured employee slipped causing the piece of equipment to shift and pinch the other employee's left middle finger between the equipment and the cart. The fingertip was amputated.

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