# Amputations at Union Tank Car Company
> OSHA SIR `2017077251` · 7/31/2017 · VILLE PLATTE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Hand grinders-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Union Tank Car Company
- **Location:** 1373 Union Tank Car Road, VILLE PLATTE, LOUISIANA, 70586
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on a 6-foot ladder using a handheld grinder to grind the sidewall inside of a rail car. The guard on the grinder slipped and the grinder wheel fell off striking the employee's index finger resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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