# Amputations involving bone loss at Brieser Construction Co.
> OSHA SIR `2025043278` · 4/9/2025 · CHANNAHON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Thumb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
- **Source:** Drills, braces, drivers
- **Secondary source:** Clothing
## Employer
- **Name:** Brieser Construction Co.
- **Location:** 25915 S. Frontage Road, CHANNAHON, ILLINOIS, 60410
- **NAICS:** 237120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was mixing grout with a portable handheld drill. The employee's sleeve became entangled in the drill bit, resulting in an amputation to the employee's left thumb.

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