# Amputations at Miller Springs Materials
> OSHA SIR `2020087457` · 8/6/2020 · TEMPLE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Dump truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Miller Springs Materials
- **Location:** 1310 Moores Mill Road, TEMPLE, TEXAS, 76501
- **NAICS:** 423840
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were securing a tarp to a dump trailer. The tailgate smashed one employee's left little finger, causing an amputation of the fingertip.

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