# Amputations at LKQ Gulf Coast
> OSHA SIR `2020032189` · 3/6/2020 · LIVINGSTON, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Automobile
## Employer
- **Name:** LKQ Gulf Coast
- **Location:** 16925 Black Mud Road, LIVINGSTON, LOUISIANA, 70754
- **NAICS:** 423140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A front loader operator was salvaging parts of a car. As he was loosening the bolt on a spring assembly, his hand struck against the interior of the car's wheel well, injuring his left ring finger. The fingertip was surgically amputated.

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