# Amputations at BOYLES CONSTRUCTION
> OSHA SIR `20161110651` · 11/12/2016 · PARON, ARKANSAS
## 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:** Chains, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Metal plates, metal panels
## Employer
- **Name:** BOYLES CONSTRUCTION
- **Location:** Dixon Rd, PARON, ARKANSAS, 72206
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was putting a metal plate down in the hole inside of a trench box when his hand was caught between a chain and a steel plate, amputating his index finger.

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