# Amputations at Patriot Crane & Rigging
> OSHA SIR `2021075976` · 7/20/2021 · OMAHA, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
- **Source:** Hoisting accessories, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Patriot Crane & Rigging
- **Location:** 14706 Schram Rd., OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68138
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were adjusting the length of a spreader bar on rigging. The spreader collapsed and the injured employee's left middle finger was pulled into the spreader, 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*