# Amputations at BMW of Arlington
> OSHA SIR `2017043514` · 4/19/2017 · ARLINGTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Automobile lifts and hoists
## Employer
- **Name:** BMW of Arlington
- **Location:** 1105 E. Lamar Blvd., ARLINGTON, TEXAS, 76011
- **NAICS:** 423110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was letting down a car lift when the lift came down on his left hand, amputating his middle finger.

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