# Amputations at U.S. FOREST SERVICE, KLAMATH FALLS RD
> OSHA SIR `2017077248` · 7/31/2017 · KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Fire truck, other emergency equipment truck
- **Secondary source:** Jewelry, ID badge lanyards
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. FOREST SERVICE, KLAMATH FALLS RD
- **Location:** 2819 DAHLIA STREET, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, 97601
- **NAICS:** 924120
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

While climbing down from a fire engine an employee's wedding ring was caught on a protrusion and the left ring finger was amputated.

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