# Amputations involving bone loss at Kohler
> OSHA SIR `2024032797` · 3/29/2024 · BROWNWOOD, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Thumb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Wheeled containers, material moving equipment  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Jacks
## Employer
- **Name:** Kohler
- **Location:** 4601 Hwy. 377 South, BROWNWOOD, TEXAS, 76801
- **NAICS:** 327111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was jacking up a kiln car to replace a damaged wheel when it rolled backward and fell off the jack, amputating their left thumb to the first knuckle.

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