# Amputations at LITHKO CONTRACTING LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021086706` · 8/9/2021 · BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Clamps, couplings
## Employer
- **Name:** LITHKO CONTRACTING LLC
- **Location:** 215 NW A St., BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72712
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was steadying a wall form as a tower crane lowered it. The employee's left middle finger was pinched between the ribbed area of the formwork and a clamp. The fingertip was amputated.

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