# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Eastern Air, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024087883` · 8/26/2024 · LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by suspended or swinging objects  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
- **Secondary source:** Elevators, hoists, lifts  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Eastern Air, Inc.
- **Location:** 23-15 44th Road, LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK, 11101
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a toolbox from one location to another. The employee put the toolbox on a hoist and his right index finger was pinched between the toolbox and hoist, resulting in a partial amputation.

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