# Amputations at Galusha & Sons, LLC.
> OSHA SIR `2021043469` · 4/27/2021 · WILTON, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Log loaders
## Employer
- **Name:** Galusha & Sons, LLC.
- **Location:** Jones Rd. & Putnam Ln., WILTON, NEW YORK, 12831
- **NAICS:** 237990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a log loader. The loader struck a tree stump embedded in the ground and rocked, its open door swinging shut. The employee's left middle, ring, and little fingers were caught between the door and the cab. The middle ring and ring fingers were medically amputated at the second knuckle, and the little finger was reattached.

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