# Amputations at TRU 947 Riverbirch
> OSHA SIR `2021010769` · 1/28/2021 · HACKLEBURG, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Chains, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** TRU 947 Riverbirch
- **Location:** 400 River Birch Dr, HACKLEBURG, ALABAMA, 35564
- **NAICS:** 321991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was hooking up a chain to move a mobile home to its next manufacturing station. The employee's right middle fingertip was crushed between two chains, causing an open laceration. He underwent surgery and the fingertip was medically amputated.

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