# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Smith Tank & Steel
> OSHA SIR `2025054184` · 5/4/2025 · BRAITHWAITE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Thumb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running
- **Source:** Suspended or hanging scaffolds or staging
- **Secondary source:** Tanks, bins, vats  except confined space
## Employer
- **Name:** Smith Tank & Steel
- **Location:** 2444 English Turn Rd, BRAITHWAITE, LOUISIANA, 70040
- **NAICS:** 237120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working in a shell buggy and untangling its chain. Untangling the chain caused the buggy to roll and the employee lost his balance, grabbing the shell of the tank to steady himself. The wheel of the buggy then ran over his left thumb, resulting in an amputation.

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