# Amputations at Rental One
> OSHA SIR `2020066009` · 6/26/2020 · HALTOM CITY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Rental One
- **Location:** 5742 Airport Frwy, HALTOM CITY, TEXAS, 76117
- **NAICS:** 532490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading steel rods from a forklift onto a storage rack. His right hand was between the forks of the forklift while he was pulling on a rod. The large steel rod then moved and struck his right pinky finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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