# Amputations at John W. Gleim Jr. Inc
> OSHA SIR `2021021109` · 2/7/2021 · CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Pickup truck
## Employer
- **Name:** John W. Gleim Jr. Inc
- **Location:** 2 Ames Drive, CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17013
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading bags of salt into the bed of the pickup truck. The employee closed the tailgate, catching their finger between the tailgate and the job box and resulting in a partial amputation of the left ring finger.

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