# Amputations at M.A. MORTENSON COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2018066154` · 6/21/2018 · HUGO, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Beams-unattached metal
## Employer
- **Name:** M.A. MORTENSON COMPANY
- **Location:** 41859 CR 45, HUGO, COLORADO, 80821
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a forklift to install a lifting beam on the top of a tower section when his finger was pinched between the beam and the forklift, resulting in an amputation of his left ring fingertip.

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