# Amputations at SSA Gulf, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020043203` · 4/8/2020 · BEAUMONT, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** SSA Gulf, Inc.
- **Location:** 1355 Wallace St, BEAUMONT, TEXAS, 77701
- **NAICS:** 488320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading cargo. When he cut a banding strap, the cargo shifted and crushed his pinky finger. The fingertip was amputated.

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