# Amputations at Danella Construction Corporation of New York
> OSHA SIR `2019032318` · 3/4/2019 · NORTH CASTLE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Danella Construction Corporation of New York
- **Location:** 80 Business Park Dr., NORTH CASTLE, NEW YORK, 10504
- **NAICS:** 236115
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While putting a truck bed in the horizontal position, an employee noticed it was not latching properly. While he was investigating, the tailgate released, crushing his left middle and ring fingers against the bed and amputating them.

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