# Amputations at F A Wilhelm Construction Co Inc
> OSHA SIR `2019043892` · 4/16/2019 · GAMBIER, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board
- **Secondary source:** Plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board
## Employer
- **Name:** F A Wilhelm Construction Co Inc
- **Location:** Construction site near, GAMBIER, OHIO, 43022
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing wooden forms from 30-foot-tall poured concrete cylinders at a building site. The employee's right hand was caught between the wooden panels of two forms, and the employee's ring fingertip was amputated.

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