# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at KBR, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024054322` · 5/16/2024 · GOOSE CREEK, SOUTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object dropped by person
- **Source:** Cabinets, cases, dressers
- **Secondary source:** Workers engaging in team lift
## Employer
- **Name:** KBR, Inc.
- **Location:** 103 Guidance Road, GOOSE CREEK, SOUTH CAROLINA, 29445
- **NAICS:** 811111
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

A forklift was used to load a flammable storage cabinet (weighing approximately 265 pounds) into the bed of a pickup truck. Once the forklift was removed and parked, employees went to re-position the cabinet. They lifted one edge of the cabinet to roll it on its side. The cabinet dropped approximately 2 inches and landed on the injured employee s left middle finger causing a fingertip amputation.

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