# Amputations at B & L Equipment Rentals, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017099138` · 9/22/2017 · PECOS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** B & L Equipment Rentals, Inc.
- **Location:** Savanna Rig #642, PECOS, TEXAS, 79772
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's left hand was caught by a pipeline that was being lowered by a rig, partially amputating his thumb, index finger, and forefinger up to the knuckle. He was hospitalized.

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