# Amputations at Capitol Materials, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20211210388` · 12/3/2021 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Capitol Materials, Inc.
- **Location:** 3400 Ball Street, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35234
- **NAICS:** 423310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a boom truck. His glove was caught in a pinch point while his hand was on the outer extension of the stabilizer, and his little fingertip was amputated.

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