# Amputations at DPR Construction Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20221210773` · 12/12/2022 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Boring, drilling, planing, milling machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** DPR Construction Inc.
- **Location:** 7900 East Riverside, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78744
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a jointer machine to straighten a piece of wood. While trying to push the wood down, his hand slipped and contacted the rotating blade. The employee's left index, middle, and ring fingers were amputated at the first knuckle.

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