# Amputations at A.L. Helmcamp Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023043487` · 4/19/2023 · BUFFALO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Manlifts
- **Secondary source:** Plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board
## Employer
- **Name:** A.L. Helmcamp Inc.
- **Location:** 4120 US Hwy 79, BUFFALO, TEXAS, 75831
- **NAICS:** 236115
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a manlift putting down plywood forms. The plywood struck the cage and caught the employee's left middle and ring fingers between the manlift and plywood, resulting in partial amputations.

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