# Amputations at Cardinal IG Company
> OSHA SIR `2021097590` · 9/3/2021 · WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Racks-garment and other
- **Secondary source:** Racks-garment and other
## Employer
- **Name:** Cardinal IG Company
- **Location:** 201 Cardinal Rd., WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS, 75165
- **NAICS:** 327215
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stacking racks for transporting insulated glass units. He was placing the fourth rack on top. It failed to settle onto the pins at first, then fell into place when bumped. It crushed the tip of his right little finger, causing a fingertip amputation.

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