# Amputations at Consolodated Electrical Distributors, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018054965` · 5/21/2018 · MERRICK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Consolodated Electrical Distributors, Inc.
- **Location:** 1621 Fox Glove Rd., MERRICK, NEW YORK, 11566
- **NAICS:** 221114
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading products from a company vehicle. While lifting the rear gate, the employee's left hand was caught in the lift mechanism, amputating the middle and ring fingertips.

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