# Amputations at Southway Crane & Rigging, LLC.
> OSHA SIR `2016076501` · 7/19/2016 · SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Air conditioning units
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Southway Crane & Rigging, LLC.
- **Location:** 10402 Abercorn Street, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, 31406
- **NAICS:** 532412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assisting an air conditioning contractor position an air conditioner for the crane lift. The employee's right hand was caught between the air conditioner unit and the curb/asphalt causing the amputation of the right middle fingertip and a fractured finger.

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