# Amputations at US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, SAINT LOUIS DISTRICT
> OSHA SIR `2021064727` · 6/10/2021 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
- **Source:** Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, SAINT LOUIS DISTRICT
- **Location:** Arsenal Street, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63118
- **NAICS:** 541330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving steel pieces on a cart. The cart got stuck on a rail track and collapsed. The employee's finger was pinched between two pieces of steel, and the employee suffered an amputation.

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