# Amputations involving bone loss at GRS Transportation, LLC.
> OSHA SIR `2024032468` · 3/19/2024 · CHIPPEWA FALLS, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
- **Source:** Vehicle trailers, trailing units
- **Secondary source:** Undercarriage components  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** GRS Transportation, LLC.
- **Location:** 16903 Cty Hwy X, CHIPPEWA FALLS, WISCONSIN, 54729
- **NAICS:** 484110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 19, 2024, an employee was changing an air bag on a semi-trailer when another air bag blew, causing three fingers to be pinched between the air bag and the trailer frame. The left index finger was amputated to the first knuckle and the middle and ring fingertips were fractured.

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