# Amputations at Scout Construction, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171010427` · 10/25/2017 · WAVERLY, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Manhole and cistern covers
## Employer
- **Name:** Scout Construction, Inc.
- **Location:** corner of O'neill and Hardin Streets, WAVERLY, GEORGIA, 31565
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was inspecting work performed during the construction of a water tower. He was trying to remove a manhole cover when it slid off his hand and caught his left index finger, partially amputating his fingertip.

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