# Amputations at The Bosworth Company
> OSHA SIR `2020088152` · 8/27/2020 · MIDLAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Toilets, urinals
- **Secondary source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** The Bosworth Company
- **Location:** 4201 andrews, MIDLAND, TEXAS, 79703
- **NAICS:** 811411
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were throwing away a toilet in a dumpster. One employee's left middle finger was lodged between the toilet and the dumpster rim, resulting in an amputation of the fingertip.

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