# Amputations at A. Merante Contracting, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017088425` · 8/31/2017 · PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
- **Source:** Dump truck
## Employer
- **Name:** A. Merante Contracting, Inc.
- **Location:** 1200 Glass Run Road, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15236
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading a piece of pipe from a dump truck when the truck moved forward and he slipped. As he slipped, he gave a stopping motion to the driver. The driver stopped suddenly, and the truck tailgate came down and amputated the employee's right pinky finger.

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