# Amputations at THE JACKSON LABORATORY
> OSHA SIR `2017043168` · 4/7/2017 · ELLSWORTH, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** THE JACKSON LABORATORY
- **Location:** Family Floor Storer, ELLSWORTH, MAINE, 04605
- **NAICS:** 112990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading supplies into a truck and closing the tailgate when his right ring finger was caught in the tailgate, amputating his fingertip.

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