# Amputations at Rural King
> OSHA SIR `20231110230` · 11/6/2023 · VAN WERT, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Wood, lumber, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Containers-variable restraint, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Rural King
- **Location:** 811 Fox Road, VAN WERT, OHIO, 45891
- **NAICS:** 453998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 6, 2023, at approximately 3:15 PM, an employee was removing bands from a stack of railroad ties in the company parking lot. A railroad tie fell, crushing the employee's right hand and partially amputating the little finger.

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