# Amputations at McFarlane, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20231110740` · 11/21/2023 · GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Trailers
- **Secondary source:** Pickup truck
## Employer
- **Name:** McFarlane, Inc.
- **Location:** 3473 Washington Street North, GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA, 58208
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was hooking up a trailer to a pickup truck. The trailer hitch slipped and their finger was pinched between the hitch and the ball. The employee's left middle fingertip was amputated.

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