# Amputations involving bone loss at UAC Trucking LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024065029` · 6/7/2024 · BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by object held or wielded by person
- **Source:** Strapping, bands
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** UAC Trucking LLC
- **Location:** 1420 S. Saint Louis St., BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72501
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At 7:00 p.m. on June 7, 2024, an employee was using a chain binder to secure cargo before transport. As he was placing tension on the chain binder, his hand slipped, tension was released, and his left little finger was caught in the pivot point of the binder. His fingertip was amputated at the nail bed.

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