# Amputations at Monarch Construction Company
> OSHA SIR `2018065417` · 6/4/2018 · CINCINNATI, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Drills-powered
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Monarch Construction Company
- **Location:** Seaton High School, CINCINNATI, OHIO, 45205
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing a screw driver drill bit while holding a hammer and small pry bar under one arm. The drill activated and caught the employee's glove and the pry bar resulting in amputation of the right index finger at the third knuckle.

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