# Amputations at Estes Express Lines
> OSHA SIR `2019077053` · 7/12/2019 · JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** Estes Express Lines
- **Location:** 418 Duncan Avenue, JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, 07306
- **NAICS:** 484121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While an employee was loading a crate into a container, the crate began to break into pieces. A sharp piece of wood punctured the safety boot behind the protected area and caused a fracture which later required medical amputation of the right great toe.

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