# Amputations at AMERICOLD LOGISTICS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20201211819` · 12/18/2020 · ROCHELLE, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Parts and materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** AMERICOLD LOGISTICS, INC.
- **Location:** 1010 AMERICOLD DRIVE, ROCHELLE, ILLINOIS, 61068
- **NAICS:** 493120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were changing a battery. As one of them moved a pallet jack to the battery, the other lifted the locking arm on the battery. The battery shifted, pinching the second employee's left thumb against the locking arm. The thumb was amputated.

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