# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at J Downend Landscaping, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2022032675` · 3/25/2022 · WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Dump truck
## Employer
- **Name:** J Downend Landscaping, Inc
- **Location:** 1 Knolls Rd, WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA, 19382
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was opening up the tailgate to a dump truck. His hand was caught by the metal piece that holds the door in place. He was hospitalized, undergoing surgery to the little finger.

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