# Amputations at L & W Supply Co
> OSHA SIR `2017032704` · 3/24/2017 · ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
## Employer
- **Name:** L & W Supply Co
- **Location:** 11678 Powers Ave, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, 80111
- **NAICS:** 423310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to stow a boom lift in a truck carriage when the boom fork moved and amputated about 1 inch of his right thumb.

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