# Amputations at Lien Transportation Company
> OSHA SIR `2019099480` · 9/11/2019 · ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Trailers
## Employer
- **Name:** Lien Transportation Company
- **Location:** 316 7th Avenue SE, ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57401
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading a skidder onto a trailer. The D-ring used to attach the strap that retained the trailer snapped forward and crushed the employee's left index fingertip. The fingertip required surgical amputation.

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