# Amputations at JBS CARRIERS
> OSHA SIR `2015086124` · 8/27/2015 · LA SALLE, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Multi-purpose highway vehicle, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** JBS CARRIERS
- **Location:** 227777 Weld Co. Rd 31, LA SALLE, COLORADO, 80645
- **NAICS:** 484220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 27, 2015, an employee's pinky finger was severed while closing a gate inside a cattle trailer at a feed lot in La Salle, CO.  The employee was admitted to a hospital and underwent surgery to re-attached the finger.

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