# Amputations at LINDEN WAREHOUSE & DISTRIBUTION CO., INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019044386` · 4/30/2019 · LINDEN, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** LINDEN WAREHOUSE & DISTRIBUTION CO., INC.
- **Location:** 1300 LOWER RD., LINDEN, NEW JERSEY, 07036
- **NAICS:** 493190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a dock plate. The docking plate chain that holds the plate in place failed. The employee received a crushing injury that resulted in amputation of the right ring finger.

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