# Amputations at Cooper/Ports America, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019087916` · 8/1/2019 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Hammers, except sledge-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** Cooper/Ports America, LLC
- **Location:** 111 East Loop N, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77029
- **NAICS:** 483111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing the steering column on a mobile crane. His hammer struck his right index finger, causing the amputation of the fingertip.

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