# Amputations at Jr. Davis Construction Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023098476` · 9/13/2023 · ORLANDO, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Backhoes, trackhoes
## Employer
- **Name:** Jr. Davis Construction Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 14700 Boggy Creek RD, ORLANDO, FLORIDA, 32824
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A crew was rigging an RCP pipe to be lifted by a backhoe. The injured employee signaled for the operator to lower the pipe. He was adjusting the choker cable on the pipe when the pipe was lifted again. His left index and middle fingers were then crushed between the cable and the pipe, resulting in fingertip amputations.

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