# Amputations at Turner Construction Company
> OSHA SIR `20181111995` · 11/21/2018 · MALTA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Manhole and cistern covers
- **Secondary source:** Handtools-power not determined, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Turner Construction Company
- **Location:** 400 Stonebrake RD., MALTA, NEW YORK, 12020
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping to remove a manhole cover when the tool used to remove the manhole cover slipped out of the groove, causing the heavy cover to crash down on the employee's finger. The employee suffered a left middle finger laceration that resulted in a fingertip amputation.

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