# Amputations at Hillerud Construction, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191010276` · 10/1/2019 · JAMESTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Drills-powered
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Hillerud Construction, Inc.
- **Location:** 401 14th Avenue NW, JAMESTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA, 58405
- **NAICS:** 236115
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pre-drilling holes into steel siding with a handheld cordless drill. The employee's left glove got caught on the drill bit and wrapped around the bit with the employee's thumb still inside. The outer cutting edge of the drill bit amputated the thumb.

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