# Amputations at Libra Leather Ink Material
> OSHA SIR `20171212347` · 12/28/2017 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** Libra Leather Ink Material
- **Location:** 259 West 30th Street 6th floor, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10001
- **NAICS:** 315210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was sliding a pallet off of a truck when his finger was caught between the plastic ties and the load. Approximately one-quarter of his finger was amputated.

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