# Amputations at American Red Cross
> OSHA SIR `2017099006` · 9/20/2017 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
## Employer
- **Name:** American Red Cross
- **Location:** 135 S. LaSalle St., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60604
- **NAICS:** 621991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee and two co-workers were approached to assist a truck driver lift a small scissor lift back onto its wheels after it tipped over. While lifting the scissor lift, the injured employee's left index and middle fingers were caught in a pinch point when the machine was set upright resulting in amputation of the left index finger and a severe laceration to the middle finger.

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