# Amputations at SMM New England Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2015086193` · 8/27/2015 · PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Bucket, front-end, end, and pay loaders
## Employer
- **Name:** SMM New England Corporation
- **Location:** 242 Allens Avenue, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 02905
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was entering or exiting the cab or a front end loader and amputated the tip of his left thumb (without bone loss) while closing the cab door.

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