# Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss at Liftwerx Solutions
> OSHA SIR `20241110644` · 11/15/2024 · VERNON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
- **Source:** Cranes  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Fasteners  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Liftwerx Solutions
- **Location:** 17301 CR 97 N, VERNON, TEXAS, 76384
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee and technicians were removing bolts and pins from a crane component to be lifted and uninstalled. While removing the final pin, the technicians used a large all-thread rod as a hammer. The injured technician grabbed the all-thread rod with his left hand to guide it as a second technician thrusted. When the pin was driven free, the injured technician s left little finger entered a pinch point and was crushed, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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