# Amputations at Army Corp Of Engineers - Marietta Repair Station
> OSHA SIR `2015042137` · 4/20/2015 · MARIETTA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
- **Secondary source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Army Corp Of Engineers - Marietta Repair Station
- **Location:** 100 Post Street, MARIETTA, OHIO, 45750
- **NAICS:** 237990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A truck driver was preparing to load material in a truck. A steel bar fell from the bottom storage rack and caught his finger between the steel bar and the ground.  The employees left middle finger was amputated.

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