# Amputations at KINSLEY CONSTRUCTION, INCORPORATED
> OSHA SIR `2023032836` · 3/30/2023 · YORK, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Dump truck
## Employer
- **Name:** KINSLEY CONSTRUCTION, INCORPORATED
- **Location:** 535 Hokes Mill Road, YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, 17404
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

After emptying the bed of a dump truck, an employee lowered the bed and noticed that the tailgate locking pin had become wedged. The employee used a shovel from the truck to dislodge the pin. When the pin released, the tailgate latch pinched the employee's left middle finger above the first joint, 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*