# Amputations at The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack
> OSHA SIR `2019099321` · 9/7/2019 · IRWIN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Racks-garment and other
- **Secondary source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack
- **Location:** 12043 Lincoln Way, IRWIN, PENNSYLVANIA, 15642
- **NAICS:** 441310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was putting tires onto storage racks. The employee slipped and grabbed a rack, trying to prevent a fall. His left pinky finger was caught by the rack and amputated to the first knuckle when he fell approximately six feet.

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