# Amputations at Mortenson Construction
> OSHA SIR `2016021728` · 2/25/2016 · LOCKNEY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Beams-unattached metal
- **Secondary source:** Fasteners, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Mortenson Construction
- **Location:** 812 CR 129, LOCKNEY, TEXAS, 79241
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting a beam inside the nacelle when his finger was pinched between the beam and the beam bracket. His left ring fingertip was amputated.

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