# Amputations at CRUZ CONSTRUCTION INC.
> OSHA SIR `20171010463` · 10/31/2017 · MINTURN, COLORADO
## 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:** Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
## Employer
- **Name:** CRUZ CONSTRUCTION INC.
- **Location:** US 24 and Haymeadow, MINTURN, COLORADO, 81645
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a guardrail post. His hand was on a 16-inch bolt when a piece of equipment began to remove it. The bolt bent on his index finger, which had to be amputated to the knuckle.

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