# Amputations at Construction Affiliates
> OSHA SIR `2023075969` · 7/6/2023 · DEER PARK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Construction Affiliates
- **Location:** 160 West Industry Court Ste E, DEER PARK, NEW YORK, 11729
- **NAICS:** 238140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a truck in a parking lot. After, he placed a wood safety block under the truck's tire to prevent it from rolling when his finger was caught. The employee's right middle finger was crushed and the fingertip was amputated.

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