# Amputations at Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
> OSHA SIR `2023053948` · 5/3/2023 · GREELEY, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Entangled in other object or equipment
- **Source:** Lifelines, lanyards, safety belts, harnesses
## Employer
- **Name:** Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
- **Location:** 420 6TH AVE., GREELEY, COLORADO, 80631
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was conducting a fall rescue demonstration. A 165-pound demonstration dummy was released from a height, putting tension on the lanyard. The employee's left hand, little finger, and thumb were caught in the wire rope lanyard, resulting in a medical amputation of the left little finger as well as lacerations to the left thumb.

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