# Amputations at Kelly General Construction Company of Decatur
> OSHA SIR `2017088324` · 8/30/2017 · DECATUR, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Air compressors
## Employer
- **Name:** Kelly General Construction Company of Decatur
- **Location:** 2454 N 27th St, DECATUR, ILLINOIS, 62526
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 30, 2017, at approximately 2:15 p.m., an employee was transitioning a process air compressor from the vertical to the horizontal position when the employee's fingers were caught between the compressor's round housing and the internal tube section, amputating the left ring finger above the first knuckle and the left pinky fingertip.

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