# Amputations at Irby Construction Company
> OSHA SIR `20221110165` · 11/18/2022 · IMMOKALEE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
## Employer
- **Name:** Irby Construction Company
- **Location:** Powerline easement near Immokalee GPS 26.484 N 81.467 W, IMMOKALEE, FLORIDA, 34142
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a shackle from the rigging holding a caisson that a digger was lowering onto a forklift. The caisson shifted and pinched the employee's fingers against the forklift. His right ring finger was amputated.

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