# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Great Lakes Plumbing and Heating Company
> OSHA SIR `2024010885` · 1/29/2024 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running
- **Source:** Utility carts, hand trucks, dollies
- **Secondary source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Great Lakes Plumbing and Heating Company
- **Location:** 231 S. LaSalle, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60601
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading a cart with 2 1/2-inch pipe. The ground was uneven; the cart shifted and began to roll toward the employee as he was putting straps on it. The cart struck his finger resulting in amputation near the nail.

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