# Amputations at Trail King Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20231110088` · 11/1/2023 · WEST FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Impact wrenches-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Trail King Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 2130 3rd Ave NW, WEST FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, 58078
- **NAICS:** 336212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was carrying out a series of alignments using a torque gun and several wrenches. As the employee torqued an alignment bolt onto a trailer axle, the employee's left hand was caught between the wrench and the axle hanger. The employee's left index and middle fingertips were amputated.

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