# Amputations at Caddell Construction Co. (DE) LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018032969` · 3/27/2018 · TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
- **Secondary source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** Caddell Construction Co. (DE) LLC
- **Location:** Project # 1048, Freshman Residence  Hall, TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA, 35401
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transferring trash from a rolling hopper to a dump hopper when his right hand entered a pinch point between the dump hopper and the rolling hopper. His right thumb was crushed, resulting in a thumb tip amputation.

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