# Amputations at FLASHER EQUIPMENT CO.
> OSHA SIR `2017109898` · 10/14/2017 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Drilling machines, drilling augers
- **Secondary source:** Sidewalk, path, outdoor walkway-paved
## Employer
- **Name:** FLASHER EQUIPMENT CO.
- **Location:** Davis Ranch Rd., SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78254
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using an auger to dig a hole for a sign. The auger bit went down approximately 3.5 feet when it reached clay soil, which pulled the auger down toward the ground. The employee's right middle fingertip was then caught and amputated between the auger handle and the sidewalk.

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