# Amputations at Henson Lumber, Ltd
> OSHA SIR `2016087231` · 8/4/2016 · CRESSON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Backhoes, trackhoes
## Employer
- **Name:** Henson Lumber, Ltd
- **Location:** 11900 CR 917, CRESSON, TEXAS, 76035
- **NAICS:** 423310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing a backhoe using a pry bar to adjust the cylinder. The pry bar slipped and the cylinder landed on his left pinky finger, smashing and amputating the fingertip.

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