# Amputations at L.G. Barcus & Sons, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20201010315` · 10/30/2020 · KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Concrete parking blocks and barriers
## Employer
- **Name:** L.G. Barcus & Sons, LLC
- **Location:** 1430 State Ave., KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, 66102
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a large pin from between two concrete jersey barriers. As one barrier was being lifted, the employee's left index finger was pinched between the metal pin and a U-bolt that was imbedded in the jersey barrier. The employee sustained an amputation.

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