# Amputations at SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT
> OSHA SIR `2016098572` · 9/10/2016 · ELLENWOOD, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT
- **Location:** 2765 ANVIL BLOCK RD., ELLENWOOD, GEORGIA, 30294
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a dock plate when the plate fell and crushed three left-hand fingers. The fingertips had to be partially amputated.

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