# Amputations at Crystal Mitchell Excavating
> OSHA SIR `20231110363` · 11/9/2023 · ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Lamp posts, street lights
## Employer
- **Name:** Crystal Mitchell Excavating
- **Location:** 1019 Old Mill Run Road, ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA, 16601
- **NAICS:** 238190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was taking down the mast of a light. While the employee was cranking down the mast, the cables got twisted. The employee reached to guide the cables and the mast released causing the cables to tighten. The employee's fingers were caught between a cable and the spool and three fingers were amputated.

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