# Amputations at J.L. MARSHALL & SONS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2023109914` · 10/26/2023 · PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** J.L. MARSHALL & SONS, INC.
- **Location:** 63 Eaton St, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 02903
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was directing employees who were forking a 20-foot formwork wall. His hand was on top of a rebar cap that was protecting the wall dowels when a swivel-type support plate fell down directly onto his left thumb. The thumb tip was amputated.

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