# Amputations at Brinkmann Constructors
> OSHA SIR `2023043219` · 4/11/2023 · OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Manhole and cistern covers
## Employer
- **Name:** Brinkmann Constructors
- **Location:** 11101 Switzer Road, OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS, 66210
- **NAICS:** 236116
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a manhole when the cover fell on the employee's fingertip as it was put back in place. The employee sustained an amputation.

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