# Amputations at Daily Equipment Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017031963` · 3/2/2017 · CONROE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Tires, except bike
## Employer
- **Name:** Daily Equipment Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 18860 FM 1314, CONROE, TEXAS, 77302
- **NAICS:** 423830
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 02, 2017, an employee was at a customer site attempting to remove a tire from a forklift. While removing the lug nuts, the tire exploded severing the employee's left thumb, below the knuckle.

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