# Amputations at RAILWORKS TRACK SERVICES, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20161211441` · 12/8/2016 · WESTPORT, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Rails-unattached metal
## Employer
- **Name:** RAILWORKS TRACK SERVICES, INC.
- **Location:** 548 State Road, WESTPORT, MASSACHUSETTS, 02790
- **NAICS:** 482112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was putting plates on a tie under a rail when the tamper head fell off the rail, causing the rail to fall on and amputate the employee's fingertip.

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