# Amputations at Federal Reserve Bank
> OSHA SIR `2016021090` · 2/4/2016 · RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Parts and materials, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Federal Reserve Bank
- **Location:** 125670 West Creek Parkway, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, 23238
- **NAICS:** 521110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was positioning a loading dock leveler. The dock leveler's hinge sprung open and severed the employee's left middle and ring fingertips.

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