# Amputations at Nilex
> OSHA SIR `2015075095` · 7/27/2015 · CENTENNIAL, COLORADO
## 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
## Employer
- **Name:** Nilex
- **Location:** 15253 E Fremont Dr, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO, 80112
- **NAICS:** 423390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading a container from the loading dock.  He was pulling the metal plate that fits between the loading dock and the container when his right index finger got stuck between the plate and dock and was partially amputated.

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