# Amputations at GBW Railcar Services
> OSHA SIR `2016076013` · 7/5/2016 · HOCKLEY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Slings
- **Secondary source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** GBW Railcar Services
- **Location:** 17000 Premium Drive, HOCKLEY, TEXAS, 77447
- **NAICS:** 336510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping to load a metal part when his right hand was caught between a chain sling and the load, amputating his middle fingertip.

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