# Amputations at Old River Companies, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020065319` · 6/8/2020 · RICHLAND, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Jacks
## Employer
- **Name:** Old River Companies, Inc.
- **Location:** 139 Old Hwy 49 S, RICHLAND, MISSISSIPPI, 39218
- **NAICS:** 441110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A technician was removing a drive shaft from a truck. He disconnected the drive shaft from the transmission and then unbolted the swing bearing. When the shaft came free, it fell off the transmission jack that was supporting it and landed on his right hand. The hand was crushed and the pinky finger was amputated.

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