# Amputations at Carrier Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20231010010` · 10/30/2023 · NORCROSS, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Delivery truck or van
## Employer
- **Name:** Carrier Corporation
- **Location:** 3290 Green Pointe Parkway Northwest, NORCROSS, GEORGIA, 30092
- **NAICS:** 423620
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to close a box truck's spring-loaded lift gate platform. When pushing the platform arm down, the platform arm got stuck. When the employee got the arm to go down, it popped back up, amputating his left little finger pad.

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