# Amputations at Swissport USA, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015074306` · 7/3/2015 · MIAMI, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Pickup truck
- **Secondary source:** Air conditioning units
## Employer
- **Name:** Swissport USA, Inc.
- **Location:** 2100 NW 42nd Avenue, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33126
- **NAICS:** 488119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attaching the hitch of a pick-up truck to the tow bar of the air-conditioning unit when his left little finger got caught between both pieces of equipment, resulting in the finger being amputated 1/2" at the tip.

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