# Amputations at Douglas W Jones, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020109766` · 10/14/2020 · DENMARK, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Excavating machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Douglas W Jones, Inc.
- **Location:** Octagon Rd., DENMARK, MAINE, 04022
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was approaching an excavator and was caught between the swinging tail of the excavator and a tree. The employee's arm was crushed and had to be amputated.

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