# Amputations at Brake Supply Co. LLC
> OSHA SIR `20231110262` · 11/6/2023 · BEAVER, WEST VIRGINIA
## 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:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Crowbars
## Employer
- **Name:** Brake Supply Co. LLC
- **Location:** 278 Commerce Drive, BEAVER, WEST VIRGINIA, 25813
- **NAICS:** 333618
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were installing a retainer plate weighing approximately 95 pounds on a front corner group on a dump truck. A prybar was used to align the retainer plate. The prybar slipped and the retainer plate fell crushing an employee's right index finger against the floor, resulting in a partial amputation.

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