# Amputations at Arcosa Wind Towers Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020021696` · 2/20/2020 · TULSA, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Arcosa Wind Towers Inc.
- **Location:** 15300 Tiger Switch Rd, TULSA, OKLAHOMA, 74116
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on the vertical slide of a sub-arc. The motor bolts were loosened and as the employee pushed on the motor to adjust the tension on the belt, the slide dropped down and pinched the employee's thumb, amputating it to the first knuckle.

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