# Amputations at Nichols Loading Inc. 4927 Low gap Road, Ozark, AR 72949
> OSHA SIR `2023043134` · 4/10/2023 · OZARK, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Trailers
## Employer
- **Name:** Nichols Loading Inc. 4927 Low gap Road, Ozark, AR 72949
- **Location:** 4927 Low Gap Road, OZARK, ARKANSAS, 72949
- **NAICS:** 484220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stepping down from a trailer after performing a check when his left ring finger was caught by the trailer door, resulting in an amputation to the first joint.

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