# Amputations at AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES
> OSHA SIR `2015041703` · 4/2/2015 · MARMADUKE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES
- **Location:** 7755 HWY 34 E, MARMADUKE, ARKANSAS, 72443
- **NAICS:** 336510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using an overhead crane to set a jacket on a rail car. The employee's right hand was caught between the jacket and underframe, crushing his right-hand ring finger. He was hospitalized overnight and required surgical amputation of the finger.

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