# Amputations at John Boos & Co.
> OSHA SIR `2021097916` · 9/14/2021 · EFFINGHAM, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
- **Secondary source:** Wood, lumber, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** John Boos & Co.
- **Location:** John Boos & Co Metal Facility, EFFINGHAM, ILLINOIS, 62401
- **NAICS:** 321999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing the lift assist on a dock lock system. The block used to support the frame came loose and caused the frame to fall, hitting the employee's left bicep and causing a partial amputation to a finger on the employee's left hand.

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