# Amputations at D & S Construction, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2016065882` · 6/29/2016 · NORTH ROYALTON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Loaders, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** D & S Construction, Inc
- **Location:** 11293 Royalton Rd, NORTH ROYALTON, OHIO, 44133
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was directing the use of a tow strap to move a vehicle when the employee's left pinky finger was crushed by a quick coupler that was on a rubber tire loader. The employee's finger was amputated up to the knuckle.

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