# Amputations at ASC Construction Equipment USA, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015010760` · 1/23/2015 · BUFORD, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** ASC Construction Equipment USA, Inc.
- **Location:** 3779 Ryder Blvd., BUFORD, GEORGIA, 30519
- **NAICS:** 423810
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading a service truck when he accidently came in contact with a sharp metal edge of a piece of equipment. The tip of his left index finger received a severe laceration. The employee had the tip of his finger amputated (elective medical amputation).

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