# Amputations at M1 Support Services
> OSHA SIR `2017065997` · 6/30/2017 · WICHITA FALLS, 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:** Trailers
## Employer
- **Name:** M1 Support Services
- **Location:** Sheppard Air Force Base, WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, 76308
- **NAICS:** 488190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was checking the alignment of a bolt hole while using a lifting sling and jack stands for support. As he was trying to place the trailer into position, it struck and amputated his fingertip.

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