# Amputations at The Boeing Company
> OSHA SIR `2019021364` · 2/6/2019 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Delivery truck or van
## Employer
- **Name:** The Boeing Company
- **Location:** 375 AIRLIFT DR., SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78226
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting the gate on a cargo truck. The lift gate became stuck, so the employee attempted to loosen it. The gate jolted, and his middle finger was caught between the gate and truck, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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