# Amputations at Latex Construction Company
> OSHA SIR `2018010654` · 1/19/2018 · HUGHESVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Drilling machines, drilling augers
## Employer
- **Name:** Latex Construction Company
- **Location:** Warehouse Yard, HUGHESVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17737
- **NAICS:** 237120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to separate a hex socket from the sleeve of an adapter that was used to link a bore machine to an auger. The employee was supporting the hex socket with a finger while tapping the socket with a small hammer to unseat it from the sleeve. The socket gave way, amputating the employee's fingertip with a guillotine action.

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