# Amputations at American Equipment & Trailer
> OSHA SIR `20221110407` · 11/29/2022 · AMARILLO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Jacks
## Employer
- **Name:** American Equipment & Trailer
- **Location:** 610 North Grand Street, AMARILLO, TEXAS, 79107
- **NAICS:** 423110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were lowering a body down on the frame of the truck when the jack bled down. His left index fingertip was crushed, resulting in amputation.

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