# Fractures at Suez
> OSHA SIR `2016021196` · 2/8/2016 · PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Suez
- **Location:** 461 From Road- Suite 400, PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY, 07652
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's left thumb was slammed in the door of a work vehicle, causing an open fracture to the thumb and an amputation of the distal tip. The employee required reattachment surgery.

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