# Amputations at Prime Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2015031086` · 3/9/2015 · PITTSTON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Prime Incorporated
- **Location:** 130 Armstrong Road, PITTSTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18640
- **NAICS:** 811111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee severely injured his right-hand pinky finger while changing brakes on a truck tractor.  The tool used to hold tension on the brake components slipped, and the components crushed the finger.

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