# Amputations at AutoZone Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181213213` · 12/27/2018 · CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** AutoZone Inc.
- **Location:** 6304 MacCorkle Avenue, CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 25304
- **NAICS:** 441310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee opened a safe to make change. When the safe closed, it struck his right thumb and severed the tip. He was hospitalized, requiring plastic surgery.

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