# Amputations at U.S. Xpress, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2015063538` · 6/9/2015 · OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
- **Secondary source:** Trailers
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Xpress, INC.
- **Location:** Target Store #44 located at 800 SW 44th Street, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73109
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 9, 2015, an employee's finger got caught between a dock plate and trailer while attempting to position the dock plate beneath a rear pallet. Her fingertip was severely injured, eventually requiring surgical amputation.

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