# Amputations at Railserve, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017054922` · 5/31/2017 · BEDFORD PARK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Railroad tracks
## Employer
- **Name:** Railserve, Inc.
- **Location:** 6400 s. Archer Avenue, BEDFORD PARK, ILLINOIS, 60501
- **NAICS:** 482112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to fix a switch point that was gaping. His hand was between the switch point and the stock rail when the train moved away and the switch point snapped shut, catching and amputated his index and middle fingers.

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