# Amputations at Marten Transport. Ltd.
> OSHA SIR `2019022172` · 2/27/2019 · LAREDO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Marten Transport. Ltd.
- **Location:** 810 Union Pacific Blvd, LAREDO, TEXAS, 78045
- **NAICS:** 484230
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was sliding the tandems on a transport truck and caught his left middle finger in a pinch point resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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