# Amputations at R-V Industries Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181010841` · 10/20/2018 · HONEY BROOK, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
- **Secondary source:** Tables, worktables
## Employer
- **Name:** R-V Industries Inc.
- **Location:** 584 Poplar Road, HONEY BROOK, PENNSYLVANIA, 19344
- **NAICS:** 332313
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using an overhead crane to lift a 200-pound part and fixture to be welded. As the part was lifted, it swung upright and the employee's left thumb was caught and crushed between the table and part, resulting in a medical amputation to the thumb tip above the knuckle.

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