# Amputations at Cherry Concrete Removal, LTD
> OSHA SIR `2022021532` · 2/16/2022 · HITCHCOCK, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Dump truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Cherry Concrete Removal, LTD
- **Location:** Side of road - Hwy 6, HITCHCOCK, TEXAS, 77563
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had been driving a dump truck. While brushing debris off the tailgate, the employee's right middle fingertip got caught between the truck bed and the tailgate. The fingertip was amputated.

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