# Amputations at Barrett Paving Materials, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191010545` · 10/8/2019 · MIAMISBURG, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Dump truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Barrett Paving Materials, Inc.
- **Location:** South I-75, MIAMISBURG, OHIO, 45342
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lowering a dump truck's tailgate when his left hand was caught between the tailgate and safety chain, resulting in an amputation to the ring finger.

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