# Amputations involving bone loss at M.G. Waldbaum
> OSHA SIR `2025087585` · 8/1/2025 · WAKEFIELD, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by suspended or swinging objects  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
- **Secondary source:** Hoists, lifts  overhead, cable
## Employer
- **Name:** M.G. Waldbaum
- **Location:** 101A North Oak St, WAKEFIELD, NEBRASKA, 68784
- **NAICS:** 112310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Three employees were transferring a metal lid using a manual chain hoist to place it onto a cart. While they were adjusting its position, the lid shifted and the injured employee's left hand became caught between the hoist hook and the handle, resulting in a laceration and amputation of their ring fingertip including the tuft.

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