# Amputations at Traffic Solutions, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022053977` · 5/7/2022 · HAMMOND, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Wire, cables-nonelectrical
- **Secondary source:** Pile drivers, tamping machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Traffic Solutions, Inc.
- **Location:** 19380 Old Covington Hwy., HAMMOND, LOUISIANA, 70403
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was tasked with holding a post for the pounder to hook the head so he can move to the next post. While changing the bottom foot brace to move to the next post, the cable from the pounder snapped causing an injury to the employee's right shoulder and an amputation to his right index finger.

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