# Amputations at United Rentals Inc
> OSHA SIR `2016042751` · 4/1/2016 · FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Agitators, mixers-earth, mineral
## Employer
- **Name:** United Rentals Inc
- **Location:** 3616 Towson Ave, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, 72901
- **NAICS:** 423810
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was checking the operation of the concrete mixer after the belts were replaced and the pulleys were realigned. The employee's right middle finger was caught between the mixer's belt and pulley, partially amputating the right middle fingertip.

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