# Amputations at Absolute Landscaping, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023054150` · 5/9/2023 · CHESTNUT HILL, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Absolute Landscaping, Inc.
- **Location:** #7-#35 Hammond Pond Parkway, CHESTNUT HILL, MASSACHUSETTS, 02467
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lowering the tailgate of a truck used to transport mulch. As the employee lowered the tailgate, his fingers were caught in a pinch point, resulting in an amputation that required surgery.

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