# Amputations at EXPRESS SERVICES, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017054174` · 5/8/2017 · TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Material and personnel hoists
## Employer
- **Name:** EXPRESS SERVICES, INC.
- **Location:** 1804 S. GREEN ST., TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI, 38804
- **NAICS:** 561320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing bearing caps from a skip hoist when the door slid and trapped his right foot between a brace and the door, amputating his big toe and possibly amputating the remaining four toes.

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