# Amputations at US Intermodal, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2018099190` · 9/5/2018 · ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** US Intermodal, Inc
- **Location:** 322 Third St, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY, 07206
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At 10:30 a.m. on September 5, 2018, an employee unlocked a shipping container that was mounted on a train, then lost his balance and reached out to grab the container. It shifted, and his right hand was caught between two containers. Three of his fingertips were crushed/amputated.

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