# Amputations at IH Services
> OSHA SIR `2019043803` · 4/12/2019 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** IH Services
- **Location:** 2400 Crosspoint, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77054
- **NAICS:** 561720
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was throwing a pallet into a dumpster. The pallet shifted and landed on his right ring finger, resulting in a partial amputation.

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