# Amputations at CHS, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015074922` · 7/21/2015 · KINDRED, NORTH DAKOTA
## 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:** Propane tanks and cylinders
## Employer
- **Name:** CHS, Inc.
- **Location:** 361 Schnell Avenue, KINDRED, NORTH DAKOTA, 58051
- **NAICS:** 115116
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While loading a 1,000-pound propane tank onto a trailer, the load shifted and crushed an employee's finger. His injury later required amputation.

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