# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at TravelCenters of America
> OSHA SIR `2024010458` · 1/16/2024 · CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
- **Source:** Grinders  handtool
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** TravelCenters of America
- **Location:** 1201 Harrisburg Ave, Route 11, CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17013
- **NAICS:** 447190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a piece of metal with a handheld grinder when the blade kicked back and cut off the tip of his left thumb, resulting in an amputation.

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