# Amputations at Press Rentals
> OSHA SIR `2018021843` · 2/23/2018 · ROME, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Water vehicle incident, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Water vehicle, n.e.c
## Employer
- **Name:** Press Rentals
- **Location:** 238 Mays Bridge Rd SW, ROME, GEORGIA, 30165
- **NAICS:** 237990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While pushing a pipe away from the dredge using a wooden paddle, an employee slipped and grabbed a cable, catching his fingers between a cable and a pulley. This resulted in the loss of part of his left middle and ring fingers.

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