# Amputations at Polar Service Centers
> OSHA SIR `2019032402` · 3/6/2019 · PORT ALLEN, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Hand grinders-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Polar Service Centers
- **Location:** 3100 Phillips Way, PORT ALLEN, LOUISIANA, 70767
- **NAICS:** 423110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting on a dry bulk trailer with a 6-inch grinder. The grinder kicked back and cut off his left index finger at the second knuckle, as well as lacerating his palm. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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