# Amputations involving bone loss at RK Holdings, LLP
> OSHA SIR `2024032039` · 3/5/2024 · WAVERLY, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thumb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached
- **Source:** Exterior vehicle and machine parts  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Pallet jack riding
## Employer
- **Name:** RK Holdings, LLP
- **Location:** 1205 West Second Street, WAVERLY, OHIO, 45690
- **NAICS:** 493190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing an electric pallet jack when a metal cover came down and crushed their hand, resulting in amputation of their right thumb.

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