# Amputations at H & G Catrow Contracting Inc
> OSHA SIR `2021032594` · 3/27/2021 · SHEPHERDSTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
- **Source:** Backhoes, trackhoes
## Employer
- **Name:** H & G Catrow Contracting Inc
- **Location:** 443 Sandpiper Lane, SHEPHERDSTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA, 25443
- **NAICS:** 236115
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While performing maintenance on a front end loader/backhoe, an employee removed a pin, which caused the machine arm to come down on the employee's finger. The employee's finger was caught between the machine arm and a stationary object, 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*