# Amputations at Fedex Freight, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016064828` · 6/1/2016 · MIDDLETOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** Fedex Freight, Inc.
- **Location:** 2030 North Union Street, MIDDLETOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 17057
- **NAICS:** 484122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping another employee move a skid of metal. The skid rolled over onto the right pinky finger of the injured employee resulting in amputation of the finger at the first joint.

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