# Amputations at Coastal Industrial Contractors Inc
> OSHA SIR `2023054193` · 5/10/2023 · FORKLAND, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Backhoes, trackhoes
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Coastal Industrial Contractors Inc
- **Location:** 801 Steam Plant Road, FORKLAND, ALABAMA, 36740
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a trackhoe and as he attempted to realign a belt in an air curtain, his glove became stuck on the belt. The employee's hand was pulled in, resulting in a right thumb amputation.

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