# Amputations at Berger Horticultural Product
> OSHA SIR `2018021973` · 2/27/2018 · SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Loaders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Berger Horticultural Product
- **Location:** 8822 TEXAS HIGHWAY 19 NORTH, SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS, 75482
- **NAICS:** 444220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was closing the door on his loader when his left thumb was caught between the vertical frame and the door. His left thumb tip was amputated.

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