# Amputations at Beyer Construction, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20171010237` · 10/25/2017 · ROSENBERG, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Sledges, sledgehammers
## Employer
- **Name:** Beyer Construction, LLC
- **Location:** New road section of highway, ROSENBERG, TEXAS, 77469
- **NAICS:** 237990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a 10 lb. sledgehammer to secure pins to a metal form. As he was striking the last pin, the sledgehammer struck the small digit on his left hand, removing his fingernail and amputating the tip.

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