# Amputations at Energy Erectors Inc
> OSHA SIR `2021021720` · 2/24/2021 · LAREDO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Jacks
## Employer
- **Name:** Energy Erectors Inc
- **Location:** 12980 US Hwy 59, LAREDO, TEXAS, 78043
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had been grounding copper wire to the ground grid and was helping move cable jack reel stands out of the way. As the employee was tipping a reel stand onto its side, the adjustable roller head slid down and pinched the employee's right middle finger against the top of the stand. The fingertip was medically amputated about 1/4 inch from the end.

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