# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Western Extrusions Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2024043434` · 4/19/2024 · PENNSAUKEN, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Cabinets, cases, dressers
- **Secondary source:** Utility carts, hand trucks, dollies
## Employer
- **Name:** Western Extrusions Corporation
- **Location:** 9000 River Road, PENNSAUKEN, NEW JERSEY, 08110
- **NAICS:** 331318
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a cabinet using a cart. The cart hit an uneven floor surface and started to tip over. While the employee was trying to stop items from falling, his right ring fingertip was caught between the cabinet and the cart. The fingertip was amputated.

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