# Amputations at JLG Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019044304` · 4/29/2019 · GREENCASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** JLG Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 1080 Hykes Road, GREENCASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17225
- **NAICS:** 333120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A welder was removing a steel production part from a welding fixture using an overhead crane. He connected the lifting hook to the steel part's center post, then applied tension to the overhead crane. His little finger was pinched between the lifting hook and the steel part, causing the amputation of the tip.

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