# Amputations at YRC Freight
> OSHA SIR `2021075422` · 7/2/2021 · PINELLAS PARK, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** YRC Freight
- **Location:** 2875 MCI Drive, N., PINELLAS PARK, FLORIDA, 33782
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 2, 2021, an employee had just finished loading his truck and was removing a dock plate when its hinge section partially amputated his left ring finger at the first knuckle.

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