# Amputations at Farrar Construction Co. Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015107517` · 10/8/2015 · CALUMET, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Jacks
## Employer
- **Name:** Farrar Construction Co. Inc.
- **Location:** 4 1/2 mi east & 1/4 mi south, CALUMET, OKLAHOMA, 73014
- **NAICS:** 237120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employee 1 was helping Employee 2 weld a flange to a pipe. Employee 1 was holding a 20" diameter, 2" thick flange in place for Employee 2. The flange was held up by a pipe jack.  The flange slipped and Employee 1's fingers were caught between the flange and the pipe jack.  His right middle finger was amputated between the first and second joint and his ring finger was amputated at the first joint.

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