# Amputations at Cranesville Block Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018022036` · 2/28/2018 · KINGSTON, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Cement truck, concrete mixer truck
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Cranesville Block Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 637 East Chester St., KINGSTON, NEW YORK, 12401
- **NAICS:** 327320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was dismounting from the step of a mixer truck when he lost balance and placed his hand on the pedestal that supports the barrel roller. When the mixing barrel came around, it caught his glove and pulled his right pinky finger into the barrel, amputating his fingertip.

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