# Amputations at Discount Tire
> OSHA SIR `2019077079` · 7/12/2019 · LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Wheels, tire rims
## Employer
- **Name:** Discount Tire
- **Location:** 1989 Duluth Highway, LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, 30043
- **NAICS:** 561990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was mounting a tire to a rim when the tire and rim assembly fell over. The employee attempted to protect the rim and his finger was caught between the rim and the floor resulting in an amputation of the left middle fingertip.

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