# Amputations at WALSH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2016054662` · 5/26/2016 · EVANSTON, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Skid steer loaders, mini loaders
- **Secondary source:** Structural stones or slabs, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** WALSH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
- **Location:** 2233 Tech Drive, EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, 60208
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While assisting in material handling operations, an employee's finger was crushed between a skid steer fork and a concrete slab. The employee suffered a fingertip laceration resulting in amputation and fingernail loss.

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