# Amputations at ELQ Industries Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019055076` · 5/20/2019 · YONKERS, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Dump truck
## Employer
- **Name:** ELQ Industries Inc.
- **Location:** 149 Jackson Ave, YONKERS, NEW YORK, 10701
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Tri-axle dump trucks were importing stone to the worksite. After one of the trucks emptied its load the injured employee noticed stone on the tail of the body where the tailgate would close. The employee notified the driver who, again, raised and lowered the bed of the tri-axle to dislodge the debris. When the bed lowered the employee's left hand was caught in a pinch point between the truck body and the tailgate resulting in amputation of the middle and ring fingertips.

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