# Amputations at WESCO Distribution Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015041859` · 4/9/2015 · ODESSA, TEXAS
## 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:** Angle irons
- **Secondary source:** Vehicle, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** WESCO Distribution Inc.
- **Location:** 208 Williams Ave, ODESSA, TEXAS, 79763
- **NAICS:** 811213
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On or about April 9, 2015, at approximately 1300 hrs. an employee suffered the amputation of the distal phalanges on the right hand pinkie finger. The employee was attempting to load a bundle of angle iron onto a vehicle when the load shifted in his hands and pinned his right hand to the structure of the vehicle.

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