# Amputations at Matrix North American Construction
> OSHA SIR `2019021760` · 2/16/2019 · SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Matrix North American Construction
- **Location:** Lycoming Substation, SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, 17702
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pulling the locking pin from an attachment on an excavator. Pressure buildup caused the pin to pull back. The employee's right hand was caught between the locking pin and the attachment and the tips of the middle and ring fingers were amputated.

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