# Amputations at REEVES CONSTRUCTION CO.
> OSHA SIR `2019088355` · 8/14/2019 · CORDELE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Vehicle, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Trailers
## Employer
- **Name:** REEVES CONSTRUCTION CO.
- **Location:** Mile Marker 97 on I-75, CORDELE, GEORGIA, 31010
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was hooking up a trailer to a vehicle. The hitch slipped and the employee's right index finger was caught between the hitch and the trailer. The tip was amputated to the first knuckle.

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