# Amputations at KOSS CONSTRUCTION CO.
> OSHA SIR `2015010933` · 1/29/2015 · EASTON, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
- **Source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** KOSS CONSTRUCTION CO.
- **Location:** 20651 Edwards Dr., EASTON, KANSAS, 66020
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employee had just finished unloading a truck into the paving machine. He had his hand on the gate of the truck. The truck operator latched the gate from the cab, crushing the pinky finger on the employee's right hand.

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