# Amputations at John Gallin & Son
> OSHA SIR `2018032887` · 3/25/2018 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Containers-nonpressurized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** John Gallin & Son
- **Location:** 60 Wall Street, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10005
- **NAICS:** 238140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was dumping containers at the parking lot level when one of the container doors closed on his right hand. His right index fingertip had to be amputated.

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