# Amputations at Witherup Construction Company Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015086198` · 8/27/2015 · BELLEVUE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Witherup Construction Company Inc.
- **Location:** 24424 Prairie Rd., BELLEVUE, OHIO, 44811
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On or about August 27, 2015, an employee suffered an amputation of the right index fingertip while helping to load a crane onto a flatbed for transport.

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