# Amputations at Airgas Health Care of St. Louis
> OSHA SIR `2017065646` · 6/20/2017 · MAPLEWOOD, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Delivery truck or van
## Employer
- **Name:** Airgas Health Care of St. Louis
- **Location:** 4 Sunnen Drive, MAPLEWOOD, MISSOURI, 63143
- **NAICS:** 339113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating the lift gate on a delivery vehicle and unfolding the lift gate platform when it became stuck. The employee reached up with his left hand to pull the platform downward. The platform unfolded and caught his left pinky finger in a pinch point, amputating the fingertip.

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