# Amputations at Dixie Crane Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023021478` · 2/16/2023 · FAYETTEVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Dixie Crane Services, Inc.
- **Location:** 461 Sandy Creek Rd, FAYETTEVILLE, GEORGIA, 30214
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 16, 2023, an employee working in the capacity of an iron worker was watching a connection point to make sure the softener and rigging did not slip or get caught while the crane was picking up the load. The employee's finger was caught on the wire rope sling, causing the finger to be partially amputated. The employee required surgery.

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