# Amputations at Bigane Paving Company
> OSHA SIR `20181010681` · 10/16/2018 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Manhole and cistern covers
## Employer
- **Name:** Bigane Paving Company
- **Location:** Hubbar/Kingsbury St., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60606
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had just pried up a sewer cover using a pick when it fell onto his right hand, resulting in amputation of his index fingertip.

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