# Amputations at Fedex Freight, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023021557` · 2/17/2023 · DECATUR, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** Fedex Freight, Inc.
- **Location:** 2121 Hubbard, DECATUR, ILLINOIS, 62526
- **NAICS:** 484122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stepping on a dock plate when they slipped and fell. His right hand landed in the pinch point as the dock plate came down, causing the employee's fingers to be crushed; the middle finger was amputated.

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