# Amputations at Renick Brothers Construction Company
> OSHA SIR `2022098199` · 9/15/2022 · SHARON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Metal pipes, tubing
- **Secondary source:** Pickup truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Renick Brothers Construction Company
- **Location:** 101 Goldstein Blvd, SHARON, PENNSYLVANIA, 16146
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were loading 4-inch by 6-foot pieces of cast iron pipe into the bed of a stake truck. One of the employees was in the front of the truck, closest to the cab, when the pipe was moved forward toward the cab. His left middle finger was caught between the pipe and the cab, and was amputated at the top right.

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