# Amputations at Precision Demolition
> OSHA SIR `2015063332` · 6/1/2015 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Ducts
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Precision Demolition
- **Location:** 1501 Red River St, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78701
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was taking HVAC equipment to the dumpster and was helping to slide the ducts off the forklift forks. His hand got caught when the duct work slid backwards on the forks, amputating his right thumb tip.

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