# Amputations at Alliance Ground International, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023109058` · 10/1/2023 · MIAMI, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Skids, pallets
- **Secondary source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Alliance Ground International, LLC
- **Location:** 9130 S DADELAND BLVD, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33156
- **NAICS:** 488190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A truck driver was assisting a forklift operator secure cargo onto a flatbed trailer. He was setting a locking pin when the cargo pallet slid back and pinned the tip of his right thumb against the pin. Flesh was removed from his thumb, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

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