# Amputations at Image First Healthcare Laundry Specialists
> OSHA SIR `2016032293` · 3/16/2016 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
- **Source:** Delivery truck or van
## Employer
- **Name:** Image First Healthcare Laundry Specialists
- **Location:** 225 East 64th Street, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10065
- **NAICS:** 812331
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was securing the lift gate on the rear of a delivery truck when his glove became stuck in the lift gate, trapping his finger between the truck and lift gate. His fingertip was amputated from the top knuckle to the tip. He was hospitalized for treatment.

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