# Amputations at Southern Construction Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021043331` · 4/22/2021 · AVA, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Southern Construction Inc.
- **Location:** 551 State Highway, AVA, MISSOURI, 65608
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a boom pin on an overhead tree trimmer. While the employee was holding a bushing in place, the crane holding the boom in place shifted and amputated part of the employee's left thumb.

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