# Amputations at O'Connor Distributing-White River Division
> OSHA SIR `2022076547` · 7/26/2022 · BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
## Employer
- **Name:** O'Connor Distributing-White River Division
- **Location:** Walmart Parking Lot, BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72315
- **NAICS:** 424810
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying release a stuck lift gate on a tractor trailer. When he tried to push it out, it jerked back and its arm caught his left index finger against the plate. The fingertip was amputated.

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