# Amputations at Standard Utility Construction, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018065811` · 6/13/2018 · GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Concrete blocks, cinder blocks
## Employer
- **Name:** Standard Utility Construction, Inc.
- **Location:** 3202 Hardrock Road, GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, 75050
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing at the rear of a digger derrick truck loading it. The employee's finger was caught between a railing and a concrete pier as it was being loaded into the truck. The left index fingertip was amputated.

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