# Amputations at Gloucester Terminals LLC
> OSHA SIR `20171211734` · 12/11/2017 · GLOUCESTER CITY, NEW JERSEY
## 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:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Gloucester Terminals LLC
- **Location:** King & Essex Street, GLOUCESTER CITY, NEW JERSEY, 08030
- **NAICS:** 488320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to steady a load when his hand was caught between the load and the base, amputating two fingers above the second knuckle.

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