# Amputations at Palmer Manufacturing & Tank Inc
> OSHA SIR `2019065784` · 6/7/2019 · GARDEN CITY, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Clamps, couplings
## Employer
- **Name:** Palmer Manufacturing & Tank Inc
- **Location:** 2814 Buffalo Jones Ave., GARDEN CITY, KANSAS, 67846
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 7, 2019, an employee's fingertip was pinched while he was operating a manual clamp. He suffered an amputation and was hospitalized.

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