# Amputations at Conti Enterprises
> OSHA SIR `2015107938` · 10/23/2015 · BELLE CHASSE, LOUISIANA
## 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:** Cranes, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Conti Enterprises
- **Location:** 1221B main Street, BELLE CHASSE, LOUISIANA, 70037
- **NAICS:** 237990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was untangling the cable from the block of the crawler crane.  Afterwards, the crane operator raised the block of the crane while the employee's hand was still on the cable.  The employee's left ring and middle fingers were amputated.

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