# Amputations at TVS Supply Chain Solutions Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017087434` · 8/4/2017 · WENTZVILLE, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Overhead hoists, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** TVS Supply Chain Solutions Inc.
- **Location:** 201 Logistics Center Drive, WENTZVILLE, MISSOURI, 63385
- **NAICS:** 493190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a hoist and two hooks to lift an axle onto a stand when the axle shifted and contacted the employee's right little finger, partially amputating it.

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