# Amputations at Palmer of Texas, Tanks Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017099303` · 9/28/2017 · ANDREWS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Palmer of Texas, Tanks Inc.
- **Location:** 1701 N. Hwy 385, ANDREWS, TEXAS, 79714
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attaching a shackle and sling to a tank when a crane operator began to take up slack in the sling. The employee's right index fingertip was then caught and amputated between the shackle and sling.

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