# Amputations at ECS Refining Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018021865` · 2/23/2018 · MESQUITE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
## Employer
- **Name:** ECS Refining Inc.
- **Location:** 1515 Big Town Blvd, MESQUITE, TEXAS, 75149
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing large magnets from a piece of equipment and placing them in a box. When the employee placed a magnet over another magnet, the magnets were attracted to each other and suddenly came together amputating the right index fingertip and cutting the middle finger.

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