# Amputations at EC Source
> OSHA SIR `2020043659` · 4/20/2020 · LOXAHATCHEE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** EC Source
- **Location:** 20125 Southern Blvd, LOXAHATCHEE, FLORIDA, 33470
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing down the steps of a bucket truck when he placed his hand on the open tool box and a co-worker closed the tool box lid on his hand. As a result, his right index finger was amputated to the first knuckle.

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