# Amputations at JL Taylor Company
> OSHA SIR `2017021083` · 2/3/2017 · MIDDLEFIELD, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
## Employer
- **Name:** JL Taylor Company
- **Location:** 15035 Berkshire Industrial Parkway, MIDDLEFIELD, OHIO, 44062
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lowering the lift gate on a stake truck when his fingers were caught and smashed beneath the closing gate. His left middle finger was partially amputated.

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