# Amputations at System One
> OSHA SIR `2020098768` · 9/15/2020 · SINTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Towers, poles, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** System One
- **Location:** 8534 Hwy 89, SINTON, TEXAS, 78387
- **NAICS:** 561320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was installing a structural steel brace for a cooling tower being erected. An unsupported brace slid off a column and the employee's right index and middle finger were pinched between the two. The employee suffered amputations to both fingers below the knuckles.

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