# Amputations at Thyssenkrupp Elevator
> OSHA SIR `2020021654` · 2/19/2020 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
## Employer
- **Name:** Thyssenkrupp Elevator
- **Location:** 172 West Adams, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60607
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was setting up to replace elevator cables when the employee's finger was caught in a cable shackle, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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