# Amputations at Hulcher Services
> OSHA SIR `2020065570` · 6/15/2020 · CEDAR POINT, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Tires, except bike
- **Secondary source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Hulcher Services
- **Location:** Highway 50 by Cedar Point KS, CEDAR POINT, KANSAS, 66843
- **NAICS:** 488210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A crew blew a tire on the highway. They decided to change the tire. After changing the tire, they were placing the damaged tire back on the trailer when the tire slipped and pinched the injured employee's right pinky finger, amputating the top inch.

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