# Amputations at FedEx Freight
> OSHA SIR `20221211208` · 12/28/2022 · CHERRYVALE, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
- **Source:** Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
## Employer
- **Name:** FedEx Freight
- **Location:** 1017 North Liberty Street, CHERRYVALE, KANSAS, 67335
- **NAICS:** 484122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repositioning a load of 60-pound steel rods when a bar rolled onto the employee's thumb. His thumb became caught between the decking and rods, resulting in an amputation of the right thumb below the nail.

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