# Amputations at Agtegra Cooperative
> OSHA SIR `2019088176` · 8/8/2019 · OAKES, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Wheels, tire rims
- **Secondary source:** Tires, inner tubes, wheels, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Agtegra Cooperative
- **Location:** In vicinity of, OAKES, NORTH DAKOTA, 58474
- **NAICS:** 441320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a tractor tire when the employee's right index finger was pinched between the hub and the rim, resulting in an amputation of the fingertip flesh.

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