# Amputations at Williams Brothers Construction Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20221110429` · 11/30/2022 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Drums, pulleys, sheaves
## Employer
- **Name:** Williams Brothers Construction Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 5902 Loop 1604, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78251
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a shackle pin to release towing cable when their left thumb was pinched in the cable and shackle, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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