# Amputations at Municipal Operations & Consulting
> OSHA SIR `2021108879` · 10/15/2021 · MANVEL, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Manhole and cistern covers
- **Secondary source:** Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Municipal Operations & Consulting
- **Location:** Corner of Rodeo Palms Blvd & Rodeo Palms Pkwy, MANVEL, TEXAS, 77578
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 15, 2021, an employee was opening a manhole. With his right hand, he had lifted the cover using a manhole pick; he was reaching to secure it with his left hand when it slipped off the pick and pinched his left index finger. The fingertip was amputated. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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