# Amputations at Martin Merietta Materials
> OSHA SIR `2018054321` · 5/3/2018 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Cement truck, concrete mixer truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Martin Merietta Materials
- **Location:** 4330 E. 48th Ave., DENVER, COLORADO, 80216
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unfolding the fixed ladder on a concrete mixer truck when he lost hold of it as it was being lowered down, causing it to fall quickly. His left index finger was then pinched in the hinge where the ladder unfolds.

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