# Amputations at Transport Refrigeration, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021064501` · 6/2/2021 · LOWELL, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Transport Refrigeration, Inc.
- **Location:** 509 S. Bloomington, LOWELL, ARKANSAS, 72745
- **NAICS:** 484230
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a refrigerator unit with a hoist when it shifted, causing the employee's finger to get caught in a lifting hook and resulting in amputation of their left index fingertip.

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