# Amputations at The Murphy Elevator Company
> OSHA SIR `2015052961` · 5/18/2015 · CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Tailgates
## Employer
- **Name:** The Murphy Elevator Company
- **Location:** 1800 S. 1st Street, CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS, 61820
- **NAICS:** 333921
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee amputated the tip of his left index finger, during the closing of a hydraulic tailgate, while unloading material.

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