# Amputations at Hire Quest LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018054742` · 5/15/2018 · CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Chain-link fences, panels
## Employer
- **Name:** Hire Quest LLC
- **Location:** 1200 Ponce De Leon Blvd, CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, 33134
- **NAICS:** 561320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While sweeping the street, a temporary employee attempted to adjust a water filled barricade. When he pushed the barricade, the chain link fence portion shifted and severed his left index fingertip between the nail bed and the first digit.

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