# Amputations at Baker Concrete Construction
> OSHA SIR `2015021441` · 2/18/2015 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched between two stationary objects
- **Source:** Fasteners, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Dimensional lumber: 2x4, 2x3, etc.
## Employer
- **Name:** Baker Concrete Construction
- **Location:** 3400 Montrose, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77006
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employee was setting a column form with an overhead hoist, when his finger became caught between a metal bracket and a two by four. The bracket lacerated the tip of the employee's finger and shaved a small portion of the bone. Employee was taken to OccuCare Medical clinic, where he was then referred to a specialist at Memorial Herman Hospital.

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