# Amputations at Plateau Excavation Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023021328` · 2/11/2023 · AUSTELL, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Bulldozers
- **Secondary source:** High winds, gusts, turbulence
## Employer
- **Name:** Plateau Excavation Inc.
- **Location:** 375 Lee Industrial Blvd, AUSTELL, GEORGIA, 30168
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was exiting a bulldozer when the wind blew the door closed on the employee's little finger resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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