# Amputations at SJ Louis Construction of Texas LTD
> OSHA SIR `2023109581` · 10/17/2023 · EL PASO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** SJ Louis Construction of Texas LTD
- **Location:** Loop 375 (Exit 32 and mile maker 30), EL PASO, TEXAS, 79928
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was putting together an arch spreader that connects to trench boxes. His right index finger was caught where the bolts go 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*