# Amputations at RJ Deveroux
> OSHA SIR `2022075879` · 7/6/2022 · WHITINSVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS
## 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:** Dump truck
## Employer
- **Name:** RJ Deveroux
- **Location:** Main St, WHITINSVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS, 01588
- **NAICS:** 221210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning sand off the rear of a dump truck. While closing the rear gate, his right ring and middle fingers became caught and were amputated by the gate. The middle finger was successfully reattached.

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