# Amputations at Midland Paper Company
> OSHA SIR `2015107334` · 10/2/2015 · KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, unspecified
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** Midland Paper Company
- **Location:** 1490 Southern Road, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64120
- **NAICS:** 423850
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee went to pull out the dock plate but fell while doing so. As he fell, his right pinky finger got caught under the dock plate, amputating the fingertip.

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