# Amputations at Ed Bell Construction Co.
> OSHA SIR `20161110740` · 11/15/2016 · FORT WORTH, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Rails-unattached metal
## Employer
- **Name:** Ed Bell Construction Co.
- **Location:** 28th St & Main, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76164
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was separating two stacks of bridge railing when one slipped and smashed his right little finger, amputating the fingertip.

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