# Amputations at Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (America) Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022010269` · 1/11/2022 · NEWNAN, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Chains, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (America) Inc.
- **Location:** 4170 Hwy. 154, NEWNAN, GEORGIA, 30265
- **NAICS:** 561990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The employee was assisting a co-worker in lowering a truck into a container using a steel tie-down chain. The chain shifted under stress, catching the employee's right middle finger and resulting in amputation at the first knuckle.

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