# Amputations at Wenger Manufacturing
> OSHA SIR `2020011000` · 1/30/2020 · GERING, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Wenger Manufacturing
- **Location:** 1150 Rundell Rd., GERING, NEBRASKA, 69341
- **NAICS:** 332119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading ductwork onto a flatbed trailer when the sliding gate pinched the employee's right middle finger, causing a partial amputation to the fingertip.

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