# Amputations at HB Rentals, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016098350` · 9/4/2016 · ORLA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Strapping
## Employer
- **Name:** HB Rentals, LLC
- **Location:** Patterson Rig #250, ORLA, TEXAS, 79770
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to release tension from a 2-inch ratchet strap by lifting the lever that activates the lock/unlock mechanism. The pressurized strap released and the locking mechanism amputated his right thumb tip.

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