# Amputations at Patriot Erectors
> OSHA SIR `20191010282` · 10/1/2019 · DRIPPING SPRINGS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Bundles, bales
- **Secondary source:** Cranes-tower, self-erecting, portal, pillar, hammerhead
## Employer
- **Name:** Patriot Erectors
- **Location:** 3023 W. Highway 290, DRIPPING SPRINGS, TEXAS, 78620
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A bundle of aluminum planks was being placed on a structural steel ramp. The tagline from the tower crane got stuck underneath the bundle. The bundle was lifted. When it was set down, it caught an employee's finger, causing the amputation of the fingertip.

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