# Amputations at Western States Equipment Company
> OSHA SIR `2020065337` · 6/8/2020 · TWIN FALLS, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Excavating machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Western States Equipment Company
- **Location:** 3085 E. Kimberly Rd., TWIN FALLS, IDAHO, 83301
- **NAICS:** 532490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to release the pressure on a breaker (excavator attachment) to remove it from the machine. The equipment's thumb released and came down, pinching the toes of his left foot between the breaker and thumb. The third toe was partially amputated.

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