# Amputations at WILMAR POULTRY COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2017010245` · 1/9/2017 · AURORA, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Pickup truck
## Employer
- **Name:** WILMAR POULTRY COMPANY
- **Location:** 17851 LAWRENCE 2200, AURORA, MISSOURI, 65605
- **NAICS:** 112340
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a hydraulic lift on the back of a pickup truck to lift a washing machine when the employee's left index finger was pinched and partially amputated to the first knuckle. The lift was not guarded at the time of the incident.

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