# Amputations at 99 Cents Only Stores
> OSHA SIR `2018055180` · 5/26/2018 · DALLAS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Banding, baling, strapping machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** 99 Cents Only Stores
- **Location:** 13444 Preston Rd, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75240
- **NAICS:** 452990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was closing the gate of a cardboard baler with her right hand. The gate closed onto her left hand. Her middle finger was amputated.

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