# Amputations at Tri-Messine Construction Company Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191212689` · 12/10/2019 · WHITESTONE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Backhoes, trackhoes
## Employer
- **Name:** Tri-Messine Construction Company Inc.
- **Location:** Intersection of Roosevelt Avenue & 104th Street, WHITESTONE, NEW YORK, 11357
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 10, 2019, an employee was struck by a backhoe blade while milling and paving a roadway. The employee was hospitalized and suffered an amputation.

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