# Amputations at Win-Con Enterprises
> OSHA SIR `2016020957` · 2/1/2016 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Windows, openings
## Employer
- **Name:** Win-Con Enterprises
- **Location:** 1777 Walker St, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77010
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working from the fifth floor, installing a 28'/2300-pound window with a hoist. The employee's finger got caught underneath the window and was partially amputated, requiring surgery.

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