# Amputations at Roper Corporation Engineering Co-Op
> OSHA SIR `20221210463` · 12/1/2022 · LA FAYETTE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Jacks
## Employer
- **Name:** Roper Corporation Engineering Co-Op
- **Location:** 1507 Broomtown Rd, LA FAYETTE, GEORGIA, 30728
- **NAICS:** 335228
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping a truck driver unhitch a trailer from their truck. The truck drove forward while the employee's left hand was still between the trailer and the jack. When the truck moved forward, the jack came down and crushed the employee's index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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