# Amputations at Hoffman International Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191212468` · 12/4/2019 · BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Hoffman International Inc.
- **Location:** 472 2nd Avenue, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11232
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was putting a wheel loader cylinder in place on a piece of construction equipment when the cylinder started to roll and crushed his right index and middle fingers resulting in fingertip amputations.

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