# Amputations at Foremost Paving, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20161211388` · 12/6/2016 · LAREDO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cranes, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Foremost Paving, Inc.
- **Location:** Bob Bullock (Loop 20) & International Drive, LAREDO, TEXAS, 78040
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was rigging up forms and installing a lifting hook when the crane operator inadvertently lifted the form. The employee's finger was then caught between the form and the lifting hook, amputating the first left-hand digit.

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