# Amputations at Cianbro Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2015042287` · 4/23/2015 · WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched between two stationary objects
- **Source:** Piers, wharfs
- **Secondary source:** Structures and surfaces, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Cianbro Corp.
- **Location:** 690 Water St SW, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20008
- **NAICS:** 237990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee grabbed the outside, top edge of the skiff's bulwark when stepping off of the pier and onto the skiff. A wave hit the side of the skiff, causing the employee to lose his balance. His finger got caught between the pier and bulwark, amputating his ring fingertip.

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