# Amputations at Thompson Seed Potato
> OSHA SIR `2017109460` · 10/2/2017 · ZAHL, 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:** Chains, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Pickup truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Thompson Seed Potato
- **Location:** 13679 74th NW, ZAHL, NORTH DAKOTA, 58856
- **NAICS:** 111211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was hooking a chain from a dump truck to a pickup truck when his left thumb was caught and amputated between the chain and hitch.

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