# Amputations at J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021119499` · 11/3/2021 · LOCKBOURNE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
## Employer
- **Name:** J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
- **Location:** 9743 Ashville Pike, LOCKBOURNE, OHIO, 43137
- **NAICS:** 484110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was handling the locking mechanism on a tractor trailer coupling safety pin. The rear locking device popped free and struck the employee's left hand, which was pinned against the upper supporting member. The employee's ring and little fingertips were crushed; the employee was hospitalized, and the fingertips were medically amputated.

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