# Amputations at MAGNUM MUD EQUIPMENT CO., INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017021793` · 2/24/2017 · RACELAND, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Scaffolds-staging, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Angle irons
## Employer
- **Name:** MAGNUM MUD EQUIPMENT CO., INC.
- **Location:** 2480 Hwy 1, RACELAND, LOUISIANA, 70394
- **NAICS:** 532412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was building an iron box stand for hunting. The box stand slipped against the angle iron clipping the tip of his left pinky finger and causing a partial amputation.

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