# Amputations at National Transit Staffing
> OSHA SIR `2015085707` · 8/12/2015 · SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
- **Secondary source:** Jacks
## Employer
- **Name:** National Transit Staffing
- **Location:** 567 S 40th Street, SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS, 72762
- **NAICS:** 561320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing a flat tire on a flat-bed trailer when the jack supporting the trailer slipped. The trailer's fender came down on his left thumb-tip.

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