# Amputations at DBI SERVICES, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017076613` · 7/17/2017 · HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Trailers
- **Secondary source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** DBI SERVICES, LLC
- **Location:** 100 North Conahan Drive, HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18201
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On Monday, July 17, 2017, at approximately 9:30 AM, employees were attempting to hook a trailer to a truck in the parking lot of the facility. During the hooking process, the trailer moved, catching and amputated an employee's left index fingertip between the ball of the hitch and the trailer.

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