# Amputations at RUAN TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS INC
> OSHA SIR `2015075210` · 7/29/2015 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
- **Source:** Wrenches-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** RUAN TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS INC
- **Location:** 716 N.41st St., BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35222
- **NAICS:** 484122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping the lead repairman remove the fan drive from a truck. Both were using a long handle torque wrench. The employee was assisting for leverage. The lead repairman was pushing down the wrench and the employee's right hand was in the way. The employee had 3/4 inch of the tip of his right hand ring finger amputated.

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