# Amputations at Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company
> OSHA SIR `2022021553` · 2/17/2022 · PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
- **Source:** Handtools-powered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company
- **Location:** 2921 Hwy 49 N, PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS, 72450
- **NAICS:** 336212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 17, 2022, at approximately 9:00 AM, employee 1 was assisting employee 2 with a repair on the bottom rail of a trailer. Employee 1 was holding an L-shaped piece of metal to assist employee 2, who was using a squeeze tool. As employee 2 activated the squeeze tool, employee 1's left hand was pulled into a pinch point on the tool, resulting in amputation of their left ring fingertip.

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