# Amputations at Gulf Land Structures
> OSHA SIR `20191111718` · 11/11/2019 · LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Gulf Land Structures
- **Location:** 4100 Cameron St., LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA, 70506
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A manufactured walkway (8 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 3 feet tall) fell over while being lifted. It caught an employee's left ring finger and amputated the tip at the nail bed.

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