# Amputations at YANCEY BROS. CO.
> OSHA SIR `2018011000` · 1/30/2018 · BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** YANCEY BROS. CO.
- **Location:** 1 Crispen Dr, BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, 31523
- **NAICS:** 423810
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to re-install a repaired hydraulic cylinder onto an excavator when the cylinder detached and fell on the employee's left index fingertip, amputating it.

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