# Amputations at OE Construction
> OSHA SIR `20171010287` · 10/26/2017 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Hydrants
## Employer
- **Name:** OE Construction
- **Location:** 7480 Broadway, DENVER, COLORADO, 80221
- **NAICS:** 236116
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing the barrel from a fire hydrant. As he removed the barrel, a pinch point was created. His left ring finger was caught in the pinch point, amputating his fingertip.

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