# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at IMIA LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024010798` · 1/25/2024 · NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by object handled by person  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Gates, hatches  vehicle and machine cargo
- **Secondary source:** Workers engaging in team lift
## Employer
- **Name:** IMIA LLC
- **Location:** 4101 Washington Ave., NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, 23607
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

Four employees were lifting a 10-foot by 10-foot metal gate. One employee's right middle finger was caught under the gate, causing the amputation of the fingertip.

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