# Amputations at MCFA
> OSHA SIR `2017032641` · 3/22/2017 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** MCFA
- **Location:** 2121 W. Sam Housotn Parkway, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77043
- **NAICS:** 333924
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transporting forklift mast pieces using a crane and sling when the pieces slipped in the sling. The material shifted and pinched his right pinky finger, amputating the fingertip.

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