# Amputations at Miller Pipeline
> OSHA SIR `20181010901` · 10/22/2018 · WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Backhoes, trackhoes
## Employer
- **Name:** Miller Pipeline
- **Location:** 400 17th. St., NE, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20017
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing next to a steel road plate that was suspended and being moved by a backhoe. While in transit, the suspended road plate started swinging and struck the employee's right foot, which was then caught between the road plate and a concrete curb, resulting in the amputation of his toes.

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