# Amputations at D.H. Griffin Contracting, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021010483` · 1/18/2021 · MADISON, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Drills-powered
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** D.H. Griffin Contracting, Inc.
- **Location:** 9000 Greenbriar Parkway NW, MADISON, ALABAMA, 35756
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to push a drill bit back into the drill chuck when the chuck grabbed the employee's glove and twisted the end of the employee's glove along with his left index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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