# Amputations at Trane US, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020021575` · 2/17/2020 · TYLER, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Stacking machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Trane US, Inc.
- **Location:** 6200 Troup Hwy, TYLER, TEXAS, 75707
- **NAICS:** 333415
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a corner post part stacker to determine if there were any faulty sensors. The machine cycled and pushed a slide mechanism into the employee's hand, amputating the tip of the ring finger at the first joint.

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