# Amputations at Valmont Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20211210401` · 12/3/2021 · BRENHAM, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** Valmont Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 2551 Valmont Dr, BRENHAM, TEXAS, 77833
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using an overhead crane to move a 48-inch by 3-inch plate from a horizontal position to a vertical position. He had one hand on the controller and one on the clevis. When the employee let the clevis down to reposition it, his left index fingertip was pinched between the crane hook and the clevis, resulting in an amputation.

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