# Amputations at Butt Construction Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181010192` · 10/2/2018 · WELDON SPRING, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing
- **Secondary source:** Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing
## Employer
- **Name:** Butt Construction Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 6165 Range Road, WELDON SPRING, MISSOURI, 63304
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At 11:00 a.m. on October 2, 2018, an employee was installing 15-inch PVC pipe in a storm sewer when his left hand was caught between the pipes. Three of his fingers were smashed; the index finger suffered a partial amputation.

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