# Amputations at Fullwave Tower & Broadcast, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023054230` · 5/11/2023 · CHRISTMAS, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Drums, pulleys, sheaves
## Employer
- **Name:** Fullwave Tower & Broadcast, LLC
- **Location:** 4504 North Sport Christmas Road, CHRISTMAS, FLORIDA, 32709
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on broadcasting cables when their hand was caught in the pulley and rigging block, resulting in a right ring finger amputation.

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