# Amputations at Halliburton Energy Services
> OSHA SIR `2016065364` · 6/16/2016 · GARDEN CITY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Handtools-power not determined, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Halliburton Energy Services
- **Location:** Laredo Petroleum, Well D Shaefer OU #15-47, Glasscock County, GARDEN CITY, TEXAS, 79739
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee and a coworker were pulling packing from a pump using a plunger. The coworker used the plunger while the employee had his hand in to pull the packing. The employee's hand was caught between the tool and the packing, amputating the right middle finger.

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