# Amputations at North Star Coop
> OSHA SIR `20161112086` · 11/28/2016 · CAVALIER, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Trailers
## Employer
- **Name:** North Star Coop
- **Location:** 1304 Hwy 5 West, CAVALIER, NORTH DAKOTA, 58220
- **NAICS:** 424510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing snow from a tarp covering a trailer when the spring loaded tarp arm shut and caught the employee's finger resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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