# Amputations at United Rentals, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019044257` · 4/26/2019 · IRVING, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Skid steer loaders, mini loaders
## Employer
- **Name:** United Rentals, Inc.
- **Location:** 1350 South Loop 12, IRVING, TEXAS, 75060
- **NAICS:** 532412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were troubleshooting the sensor on a skid steer unit. The unit started and an engine component partially amputated an employee's right index finger.

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