# Amputations at Wolff Construction
> OSHA SIR `20190910244` · 9/10/2019 · CEDAR PARK, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** Wolff Construction
- **Location:** Hwy 183, CEDAR PARK, TEXAS, 78613
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was holding a valve that was being closed by another employee when his thumb entered the valve. As the other employee closed the valve, the ball of the valve sliced off the injured employee's thumb tip.

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