# Amputations at The Davey Tree Expert Company
> OSHA SIR `20161110291` · 11/1/2016 · WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
## 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:** Delivery truck or van
## Employer
- **Name:** The Davey Tree Expert Company
- **Location:** 214 D Street, SE, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20003
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was conducting landscaping activities (e.g., mowing grass and cleaning up the grounds). As he closed the gate to his box truck, his left ring finger was caught in its pinch point, causing a compound fracture that resulted in a finger amputation near the knuckle.

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