# Amputations at DPR Construction
> OSHA SIR `2018065981` · 6/18/2018 · WESTLAKE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Racks-garment and other
## Employer
- **Name:** DPR Construction
- **Location:** 3101 Hwy. 170 E, WESTLAKE, TEXAS, 76262
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to assemble a section of a racking system when his right middle finger became caught between the racking system, amputating his fingertip.

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