# Amputations at PrideStaff
> OSHA SIR `2017054656` · 5/23/2017 · HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** PrideStaff
- **Location:** Sofidel America, HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI, 39401
- **NAICS:** 561320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a motorized overhead crane when the chuck became jammed. When he attempted to clear the jam, his left middle fingertip was pinched and amputated.

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