# Amputations at Heartwood Enterprises Inc
> OSHA SIR `20221210629` · 12/6/2022 · VILLE PLATTE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Cement truck, concrete mixer truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Heartwood Enterprises Inc
- **Location:** 2066 Cabot Rd, VILLE PLATTE, LOUISIANA, 70586
- **NAICS:** 236116
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adding an extension to the concrete chute of a concrete truck to prepare to pour concrete. When the employee removed his hand from supporting the weight of the extension, his right hand was caught in a pinch point on the chute. His index and middle fingertips were amputated.

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