# Amputations at Thompson Tractor Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181010207` · 10/3/2018 · HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Backhoes, trackhoes
## Employer
- **Name:** Thompson Tractor Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 3600 Governors Dr, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, 35805
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a backhoe for a tractor when his right middle finger was pinched between the backhoe and the swing frame. The finger was amputated.

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