# Amputations at GWINNETT PLACE HONDA
> OSHA SIR `2017076837` · 7/22/2017 · DULUTH, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Automobile lifts and hoists
## Employer
- **Name:** GWINNETT PLACE HONDA
- **Location:** 3325 SATELLITE BLVD, DULUTH, GEORGIA, 30096
- **NAICS:** 441110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was letting a car down on a rack when the rack became jammed. As he was trying to release the latch, a metal piece that had tension on it snapped back and amputated his left fingertip.

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