# Amputations at Hupp Wilbert Vault Co, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022119986` · 11/14/2022 · ZANESVILLE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Drums, pulleys, sheaves
## Employer
- **Name:** Hupp Wilbert Vault Co, Inc.
- **Location:** 4300 West Pike, ZANESVILLE, OHIO, 43701
- **NAICS:** 327390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading vaults onto delivery carts. After hooking the hoist up to the vault, the employee pulled the hook down to the frame of the trailer. The employee's finger became caught between the hoist and the guard of the winch, resulting in an amputation of the tip of the thumb.

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