# Amputations at J & J General Maintenance, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015085445` · 8/5/2015 · KENOVA, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** J & J General Maintenance, Inc.
- **Location:** Ashland, Inc., KENOVA, WEST VIRGINIA, 25530
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 5, 2015, at approximately 4:00 p.m., an employee sustained a left index fingertip amputation when it was pinched between two crane pads that were being loaded by a crane.

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