# Amputations at VICTAULIC COMPANY OF AMERICA
> OSHA SIR `2016042970` · 4/8/2016 · ALBURTIS, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
## Employer
- **Name:** VICTAULIC COMPANY OF AMERICA
- **Location:** 8023 QUARRY ROAD, ALBURTIS, PENNSYLVANIA, 18011
- **NAICS:** 331110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was inspecting a load of incoming scrap material. While trying to close the grain chute door of truck, the employee's fingertip was caught by the door. The employee suffered a right index finger amputation.

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