# Amputations at Faultless Halthcare Linen
> OSHA SIR `2020043663` · 4/21/2020 · KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** Faultless Halthcare Linen
- **Location:** 2100 E. 19th Terrace, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64127
- **NAICS:** 812320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A truck driver was preparing to load his truck, using a lift bar to manually place the dock leveler. As he was guiding the dock leveler plate onto the back of the truck, the tip of his left index finger was amputated in the hinge.

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