# Amputations at RDO Equipment Co.
> OSHA SIR `2017076795` · 7/21/2017 · HOT SPRINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Trailers
- **Secondary source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** RDO Equipment Co.
- **Location:** 27518 Cascade Road, HOT SPRINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57747
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was servicing a trailer when the trailer rolled backwards. His hand was caught and partially amputated between the trailer and a truck. He was hospitalized.

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