# Amputations at Xtreme Xcavating
> OSHA SIR `2016098762` · 9/15/2016 · BROOMFIELD, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Parts and materials, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Xtreme Xcavating
- **Location:** 1905 West 136th Ave, BROOMFIELD, COLORADO, 80020
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was setting aluminum shoring for excavation using a hydraulic shoring machine when his finger was pinched inside the shoring. His right-hand middle fingertip was amputated.

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