# Amputations at Thompson Tractor Co. - Anniston
> OSHA SIR `2017021311` · 2/9/2017 · OXFORD, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Cranes-truck-mounted
## Employer
- **Name:** Thompson Tractor Co. - Anniston
- **Location:** 2300 AL 21, OXFORD, ALABAMA, 36203
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were unloading equipment with a truck-mounted spooling crane cable. They attempted to untangle the cable by spooling it out. The first employee's hand was on the spool when the second employee engaged it. The cable then amputated the first employee's thumb.

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