# Amputations at WT Rich
> OSHA SIR `2017076256` · 7/7/2017 · NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
- **Source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Building, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** WT Rich
- **Location:** 435 Warren Street, NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02458
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A truck driver backed up, stopped, and put the vehicle into park. The injured employee lowered the tailgate. At the same time, the truck settled and rolled back. The employee's index fingertip was then caught and amputated between the truck and the adjacent wall of the building.

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