# Amputations at BRH-Garver Construction, LP
> OSHA SIR `2017099050` · 9/21/2017 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** BRH-Garver Construction, LP
- **Location:** Memorial Drive at, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77024
- **NAICS:** 237990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was rigging a steel casing for relocation when the casing slipped, causing the employee to lose balance. The casing hit the ground/wall, and the employee's right hand was caught between the casing and a solid object, amputating the middle and index fingers.

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