# Amputations at Laney's Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016064970` · 6/6/2016 · FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA
## 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:** Gates
## Employer
- **Name:** Laney's Inc.
- **Location:** 55 South 27th Street, FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, 58103
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was closing up the equipment yard and was using his left hand to pull up on the gate. As he was pulling and lifting at the same time, his left middle finger was caught and amputated by the gate roller.

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