# Amputations at J.R. Simplot Company
> OSHA SIR `2017098560` · 9/6/2017 · GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Overhead hoists, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** J.R. Simplot Company
- **Location:** 3630 Gateway Drive, GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA, 58201
- **NAICS:** 311411
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using two hoists to lift a 5-foot section of channel iron that was supporting a 200-pound motor. Hoist hooks supported the channel iron through eyelets. While positioning the hoist, the employee placed his finger through an eyelet. Weight shifted, creating a pinch point between the eyelet and the hoist hook that amputated his finger.

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