# Amputations at Progress Rail (Alliance)
> OSHA SIR `2021086555` · 8/5/2021 · ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Progress Rail (Alliance)
- **Location:** 2472 County Rd 55, ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA, 69301
- **NAICS:** 488210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was working on an open-top coal car replacing a piece that supports the sides of the car. The injured employee and a co-worker each had a side of the support. As the co-worker unbolted his side, he lost his grip, and the support swung down on the side of the injured employee, amputating their right ring fingertip.

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