# Amputations at Thompson Tractor Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191111628` · 11/7/2019 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, unspecified
- **Source:** Backhoes, trackhoes
## Employer
- **Name:** Thompson Tractor Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 2401 Pinson Highway, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35217
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading a new trackhoe from a tractor trailer. The trackhoe's tracks moved and crushed the employee's hand. The employee's left index finger was amputated.

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