# Amputations at TAS Commercial Concrete
> OSHA SIR `2018021168` · 2/5/2018 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cranes, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
## Employer
- **Name:** TAS Commercial Concrete
- **Location:** 114 Solida Street, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78201
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping a crane lower a column when his left thumb was caught between the hook and rebar. His left thumb fractured and his thumb tip was amputated.

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