# Amputations involving bone loss at Burgmeiers Hauling Inc
> OSHA SIR `2024054252` · 5/14/2024 · PAW PAW, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Thumb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by object held or wielded by person
- **Source:** Tanks, bins, vats  except confined space
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Burgmeiers Hauling Inc
- **Location:** 37 Lightning Bug Lane, PAW PAW, WEST VIRGINIA, 25434
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a dumpster into a truck when the dumpster slipped and caught their right thumb, resulting in amputation.

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