# Amputations at SOUTHWEST CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018054721` · 5/15/2018 · FRISCO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Drills-powered
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** SOUTHWEST CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC.
- **Location:** 6735 Dallas Parkway, FRISCO, TEXAS, 75034
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a hand held drill to mix concrete when he noticed the mixing pedal was coming loose. He tried to tighten it and his left glove became caught in the mixer, which then amputated his left pinky. The mixer was running at the time.

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