# Amputations at Holcim (US) Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191011037` · 10/22/2019 · BETTENDORF, IOWA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Entangled in other object or equipment
- **Source:** Rope, twine, string
- **Secondary source:** High winds, gusts, turbulence
## Employer
- **Name:** Holcim (US) Inc.
- **Location:** LafargeHolcim Bettendorf Terminal, BETTENDORF, IOWA, 52722
- **NAICS:** 327310
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was handling a rope (tagline) while removing a lid from a barge. A gust of wind moved the barge lid, causing the rope to jerk around the employee's thumb and resulting in an amputation of the right thumb.

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