# Amputations at Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company
> OSHA SIR `20201211681` · 12/14/2020 · PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company
- **Location:** 2921 Hwy 49 N, PARAGOULD, ARKANSAS, 72450
- **NAICS:** 336212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was manually turning a section of a trailer on a rotating device. As the employee reached to slow the section, their left ring finger was caught in the pinch point of the rotator and trailer section. The finger was amputated between the fingernail and first joint.

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