# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Merrick Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024053883` · 5/3/2024 · LYNN HAVEN, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached
- **Source:** Container caps, lids, covers
- **Secondary source:** Hoppers  except confined space
## Employer
- **Name:** Merrick Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 10 Arthur Drive, LYNN HAVEN, FLORIDA, 32444
- **NAICS:** 333922
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was opening the stainless steel lid of a sand hopper when the lid fell onto their left hand, resulting in a partial amputation of their left index finger.

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