# Amputations at Geotech Services Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20180910030` · 9/27/2018 · LAKEWOOD, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Drilling machines, drilling augers
## Employer
- **Name:** Geotech Services Inc.
- **Location:** Corner of Webb and Edgewater Road, LAKEWOOD, OHIO, 44107
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 27, 2018, an employee was replacing a bolt on the clamps of a drill rig when a clamp closed. The employee's hand was crushed, causing broken bones and an amputation of the ring finger.

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