# Amputations at GERSTNER ELECTRIC, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017087874` · 8/16/2017 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Backhoes, trackhoes
- **Secondary source:** Jewelry, ID badge lanyards
## Employer
- **Name:** GERSTNER ELECTRIC, INC.
- **Location:** 494 South Boyle Ave., SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63110
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was dismounting the rear of a backhoe when his wedding ring became caught on equipment, causing a traumatic amputation to his left ring finger.

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