# Amputations at Latex Construction Company
> OSHA SIR `2018065932` · 6/16/2018 · CATAWISSA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Road grading and surfacing machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Latex Construction Company
- **Location:** Route 487, CATAWISSA, PENNSYLVANIA, 17820
- **NAICS:** 237120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was steadying a road boring machine as it was loaded onto the back of a truck. The employee's right index finger was in a pinch point when the machine was lowered onto the finger, crushing it and requiring a medical amputation.

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