# Amputations at Northeast Prestressed Products, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016099105` · 9/27/2016 · POTTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Chains, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Trailers
## Employer
- **Name:** Northeast Prestressed Products, LLC
- **Location:** 135 Gordon Nagle Trail, POTTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17901
- **NAICS:** 327390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 27, 2016, an employee was unhooking the safety chain from the hauling trailer when the truck driver started to pull ahead. The employee's right-hand middle finger was pinched and amputated between the safety chain and the trailer's hitch.

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