# Amputations at Fluid Delivery Solutions
> OSHA SIR `2016031923` · 3/3/2016 · MIDLAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Hoses
- **Secondary source:** Trailers
## Employer
- **Name:** Fluid Delivery Solutions
- **Location:** 4201 South CR 1141, MIDLAND, TEXAS, 79706
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping unravel hose when his hand was placed in the buffer zone between the trailer and hose. His right middle finger was caught between the hose and the trailer, resulting in the traumatic amputation of his fingertip.

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