# Amputations at IHPJR
> OSHA SIR `2016099090` · 9/26/2016 · WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
## 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:** Railroad tracks
## Employer
- **Name:** IHPJR
- **Location:** 2600 Independence Ave. NE, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20003
- **NAICS:** 237990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While attempting to change the railroad track direction, an employee's left thumb was caught and amputated between tracks.

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