# Amputations at ROSS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019043422` · 4/2/2019 · ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** ROSS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
- **Location:** 1239 Mark Street, ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS, 60007
- **NAICS:** 484110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was receiving freight when the loading plate malfunctioned and would not move up. The employee tried to move the plate with his hand, and the dock plate was knocked back and hit his right hand, resulting in an index fingertip amputation.

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