# Amputations at Polivka International Company Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022010292` · 1/11/2022 · MARSHALL, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Drilling machines, drilling augers
## Employer
- **Name:** Polivka International Company Inc.
- **Location:** 501 Main Street, MARSHALL, TEXAS, 75670
- **NAICS:** 237990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were placing a culvert under a railroad.  An employee was mounting a saddle on the rails of a jack and bore machine. When the chain sling tightened, the employee's left middle finger was caught in the movable part of the saddle. The fingertip was amputated.

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