# Amputations at HUNTER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
> OSHA SIR `2019022168` · 2/27/2019 · TILDEN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** HUNTER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
- **Location:** TX SH 72, TILDEN, TEXAS, 78072
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A bolt broke on a tow hitch. The injured employee placed his finger in the hole to clear the broken bolt when another employee lifted the hitch to move it up and amputated the injured employee's right index fingertip.

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