# Amputations at International Chimney Corp
> OSHA SIR `2018021925` · 2/26/2018 · WILLIAMSVILLE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** International Chimney Corp
- **Location:** 34 West Spring St, WILLIAMSVILLE, NEW YORK, 14221
- **NAICS:** 238140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing electrical conduit wrapped around a scaffold bracket when his finger was pinched between the conduit and scaffolding, resulting in an amputation.

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