# Amputations at Bass Enterprises, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019011170` · 1/31/2019 · LAKELAND, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Dump truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Bass Enterprises, LLC
- **Location:** lakeland, LAKELAND, FLORIDA, 33809
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A dump truck tailgate was elevated, wedged, and would not work correctly. An employee tried to free the tailgate by removing a clump of clay when the tailgate came down and pinched his left middle and ring fingers, amputating them below the nail.

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