# Amputations at Beyer Brothers, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018065741` · 6/12/2018 · MORGAN, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Cranes-other mobile cranes
## Employer
- **Name:** Beyer Brothers, Inc.
- **Location:** 33895 GA HWY 45, MORGAN, GEORGIA, 39866
- **NAICS:** 333923
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove the pin of a track on a crawler type crane. The employee swatted at flies (insects) and his right hand was on the track as the crane moved forward. The employee's right hand pinky finger was caught in between the pads of the track and amputated to the first joint.

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