# Amputations at AirMed International, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018021968` · 2/27/2018 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Stretchers, backboards, wheeled cots, stair chairs
## Employer
- **Name:** AirMed International, LLC
- **Location:** 9801 Wetmore Rd, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78219
- **NAICS:** 621910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transporting a patient on a stretcher when the stretcher collapsed, pinching the employee's fingertip and resulting in an amputation.

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