# Amputations at Dollar Tree Stores Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181011056` · 10/26/2018 · MOLINE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cabinets, cases-display, storage
## Employer
- **Name:** Dollar Tree Stores Inc.
- **Location:** 4520 48th Street, MOLINE, ILLINOIS, 61265
- **NAICS:** 453998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 26, 2018, an employee was retrieving change from a safe drawer when the drawer closed on the employee's thumb, resulting in a thumb tip amputation.

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