# Amputations at Pallet Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016010904` · 1/28/2016 · TONAWANDA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Stacking machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Pallet Services, Inc.
- **Location:** 310 Grand Island Blvd., TONAWANDA, NEW YORK, 14150
- **NAICS:** 321920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's left thumb tip was amputated while he was guiding pallets through the process at the bucket tipper machine.

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