# Amputations at PKF MARK III, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20201111211` · 11/30/2020 · NEWTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Excavating machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** PKF MARK III, INC.
- **Location:** 17 Blacksmith Road, Suite 101, NEWTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 18940
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A crew was loading an excavator onto a drop deck trailer for hauling. As one employee was placing a steel plate on the deck, the excavator's boom was engaged and caught the employee's right hand. The employee's right middle finger was crushed, and had to be medically amputated.

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