# Amputations at Tremcar USA
> OSHA SIR `2016021638` · 2/22/2016 · DOVER, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
- **Secondary source:** Jewelry, ID badge lanyards
## Employer
- **Name:** Tremcar USA
- **Location:** 317 East Broadway, DOVER, OHIO, 44622
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee was stepping down from a scissor lift when his wedding ring was caught on the safety chain from the lift gate. His left ring finger was amputated above the second knuckle, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

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