# Amputations involving bone loss at Boise Recycling
> OSHA SIR `2025055095` · 5/29/2025 · BOISE, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by suspended or swinging objects  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Cranes truck-mounted
## Employer
- **Name:** Boise Recycling
- **Location:** 1990 S Cole Rd, BOISE, IDAHO, 83709
- **NAICS:** 562212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing the bracing arm of a baler. The replacement part (weighing an estimated 500 pounds) was moved into place using a truck-mounted crane with a lifting strap attached to the designated pick point. The employee then used his right hand to stabilize/align the part. The part shifted, crushing his right index finger against the mounting pin hole. The employee's finger was amputated above the first knuckle.

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