# Amputations at SJ&L GENERAL CONTRACTOR, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019010371` · 1/11/2019 · HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Grates
## Employer
- **Name:** SJ&L GENERAL CONTRACTOR, LLC
- **Location:** Blakebottom Road, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, 35811
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was positioning metal grates on the back of a trailer when his left middle finger was caught on the metal grate, resulting in a finger amputation.

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