# Amputations at Cheney Brothers, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2016032555` · 3/25/2016 · WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Trailers
## Employer
- **Name:** Cheney Brothers, Inc
- **Location:** 1851 Okeechobee Road, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, 33409
- **NAICS:** 424490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had just finished loading his trailer. While closing the rear trailer door, his finger was caught between the door panels, amputating his right index fingertip.

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