# Amputations at Deem Structural Services
> OSHA SIR `2017021446` · 2/14/2017 · CEDAR PARK, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Sheet metal
- **Secondary source:** Walls
## Employer
- **Name:** Deem Structural Services
- **Location:** 5001 181A Toll Road, CEDAR PARK, TEXAS, 78613
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were carrying a sheet of metal decking. When they went to put the sheet down, one employee's finger was caught between the cement wall and the sheet of metal decking, amputating the left index fingertip.

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