# Amputations at C. R. Meyer and Sons Company
> OSHA SIR `2018021518` · 2/13/2018 · GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN
## 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:** Machine, tool, and electric parts, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** C. R. Meyer and Sons Company
- **Location:** 510 Lombardi Ave., GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN, 54304
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 13, 2018, an employee was assembling a sand hopper for a customer. The sand hopper was in the upside down position. The employee was attempting to push the framework into position for the lifting lugs and hopper legs and pinched his left pinkie finger between the lifting lug and the post resulting in amputation at the distal joint.

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