# Amputations at Tradesmen International
> OSHA SIR `2019010698` · 1/21/2019 · FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Backhoes, trackhoes
## Employer
- **Name:** Tradesmen International
- **Location:** 3163 Hammond Rd., FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, 34946
- **NAICS:** 561311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping to move a piece of machinery using the boom of a small backhoe, guiding it with his right hand. His right index finger was caught by the bucket when it was set down, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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