# Amputations at Regency IHS Therapy Consulting, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016032505` · 3/23/2016 · KINGSVILLE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Wheelchairs-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** Regency IHS Therapy Consulting, LLC
- **Location:** 3130 Brahma BLVD, KINGSVILLE, TEXAS, 78363
- **NAICS:** 621340
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was opening/unfolding a wheelchair by pressing down on the sides of the seat when her finger went between the base and bracket of the wheelchair. When she pulled her finger out, her fingertip was amputated.

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