# Amputations at NOWAK CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
> OSHA SIR `20161010098` · 10/27/2016 · HOLTON, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Manhole and cistern covers
- **Secondary source:** Sewers, manholes, storm drains
## Employer
- **Name:** NOWAK CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
- **Location:** 200 yards northwest of 10th Street and Pennsylvania Ave, HOLTON, KANSAS, 66436
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were entering a sewer manhole. One of the employee's hands slipped and the second employee's middle finger was caught and amputated at the first joint as the manhole cover fell back into place.

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