# Amputations at Escarpita Construction Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018043209` · 4/4/2018 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
- **Secondary source:** Pallet jack-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Escarpita Construction Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 1950 W. Polk Street, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60612
- **NAICS:** 238350
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 4, 2018, an employee was moving material on a pallet jack when a crate of material began to fall over. As the employee attempted to stop the crate from falling, the employee's right pinky finger was pinned by the material, resulting in an amputation.

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