# Amputations at S&B ENGINEERS AND CONSTRUCTORS, LTD.
> OSHA SIR `2016032545` · 3/25/2016 · LA PORTE, TEXAS
## 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:** Generators
## Employer
- **Name:** S&B ENGINEERS AND CONSTRUCTORS, LTD.
- **Location:** 1602 Hwy 146 North, LA PORTE, TEXAS, 77571
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping to move a generator with fold-out handles off the back of a truck. His index finger was caught in the pinch point between the handle and frame of the generator, amputating the distal end of his finger. He was wearing gloves at the time.

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