# Amputations at CHS
> OSHA SIR `2017021857` · 2/28/2017 · GREAT FALLS, MONTANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Rails-unattached metal
## Employer
- **Name:** CHS
- **Location:** 5325 10TH AVE. NORTH, GREAT FALLS, MONTANA, 59405
- **NAICS:** 424510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was welding side rails together for a ladder. The rails slipped and pinched the right pinky fingertip resulting in a partial amputation.

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