# Amputations at Quest Events LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023054313` · 5/15/2023 · MIAMI, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** Quest Events LLC
- **Location:** 318 NW 23rd St, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33127
- **NAICS:** 423210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading materials from a truck. A base plate cart became wedged on the truck/lift gate, and the cart shifted and pinned the employee's left thumb. The employee was taken to the hospital, where his left thumb tip was surgically amputated.

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