# Amputations at Love's Travel Stops
> OSHA SIR `2019044281` · 4/27/2019 · MC PHERSON, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Love's Travel Stops
- **Location:** 2400 E Kansas Ave, MC PHERSON, KANSAS, 67460
- **NAICS:** 447110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing a grease gun. The piston dropped from the gun and amputated the employee's right index fingertip.

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