# Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss at Magnum Companies
> OSHA SIR `20241110790` · 11/19/2024 · KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ear(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running
- **Source:** Vehicle trailers, trailing units
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Magnum Companies
- **Location:** 3536 Nicholson Avenue, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64120
- **NAICS:** 484110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was hooking a trailer to a tandem trailer when the pin got stuck, and they went under the trailer to hit the pin with a hammer. Once the pin was loose, the trailer moved forward, severing the employee's right ear and causing a large gash to the right side of his head.

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