# Amputations at Western State Fire Protection
> OSHA SIR `20181010361` · 10/6/2018 · OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Generators
## Employer
- **Name:** Western State Fire Protection
- **Location:** 1631 SE 15th St., OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73129
- **NAICS:** 922160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading a 205-pound emergency generator from the back of a pickup truck. The generator slipped, coming down on his hands and amputating two fingertips.

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