# Amputations at Commonwealth Dynamics
> OSHA SIR `2016064885` · 6/2/2016 · BRILLIANT, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Chains, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Commonwealth Dynamics
- **Location:** 306 County Road 7 East, BRILLIANT, OHIO, 43913
- **NAICS:** 332313
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was taking scaffolding down when the chain hit the safety on the hook. The safety would not hold, and the chain could not handle the load. The employee pulled his hand away and the chain nipped his fingers, amputating his left pinky fingertip and fracturing his left ring finger.

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