# Amputations at KOKOSING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017087325` · 8/2/2017 · COLUMBUS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Dump truck
## Employer
- **Name:** KOKOSING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.
- **Location:** Roberts Road and 270, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43228
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While closing the dump truck's rear gate, two employees' hands were injured when the gate closed on them. One employee had four fingers amputated as a result of the injuries. The other employee received crushing injuries to the hand.

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