# Amputations at Grelak Mechanical Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018054316` · 5/3/2018 · NORTH TONAWANDA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** Grelak Mechanical Inc.
- **Location:** 3829 Forest Parkway, Suite 300, NORTH TONAWANDA, NEW YORK, 14120
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was manually turning over a dock plate that was sitting flat on the lifts of a forklift truck in preparation for installation. The dock plate consisted of two metal pieces connected by a hinge. Three of the employee's right-hand fingertips were caught and amputated in the hinge.

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