# Amputations at Great Plains Oilfield Rental LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017098926` · 9/18/2017 · ODESSA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
## Employer
- **Name:** Great Plains Oilfield Rental LLC
- **Location:** 2951 Navasota, ODESSA, TEXAS, 79766
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee and driver were unloading a frac tank from a winch truck. While trying to unhook the winch cable from the tank, the driver tightened the winch cable instead of loosening it, pinching the employee's finger between the cable and rear roller. The employee's right index fingertip was amputated.

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