# Amputations at PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2021043326` · 4/22/2021 · CLARKESVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
## Employer
- **Name:** PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CORPORATION
- **Location:** Habersham Electric Membership Corporation, CLARKESVILLE, GEORGIA, 30523
- **NAICS:** 811111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were working on a boom truck that had outriggers and a leaking hydraulic cylinder. The injured employee had removed the hydraulic cylinder, rebuilt it, and reinstalled it. While verifying that the repair was correct, a bolt fell into the frame rail. As the injured employee reached to retrieve the bolt, the hydraulic cylinder went into motion resulting in amputation of the first knuckle from the right index finger.

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