# Amputations at Chris-Hill Construction Co., LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020010786` · 1/24/2020 · BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Sledges, sledgehammers
## Employer
- **Name:** Chris-Hill Construction Co., LLC
- **Location:** 5929 E, AR-18, BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72315
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to help another employee remove a 70 lb. stop/guide pin from leads. The injured employee's left ring finger was between the leads and the pin when the other employee struck the pin with a sledgehammer to free it. As a result, his left ring fingertip was amputated.

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