# Amputations at OTTO BAUM CO., INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019076664` · 7/2/2019 · CERRO GORDO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Bricks, blocks, structural stone, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** OTTO BAUM CO., INC.
- **Location:** Worksite, CERRO GORDO, ILLINOIS, 61818
- **NAICS:** 238140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving masonry blocks when he dropped a block on his hand, pinching his fingertip. As a result, his fingertip was amputated.

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