# Amputations at Amigos Meat Dist.
> OSHA SIR `2020098792` · 9/16/2020 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
- **Secondary source:** Liquids, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Amigos Meat Dist.
- **Location:** 10901 Market St., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77029
- **NAICS:** 424470
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was getting ready to remove product from the loading dock when he slipped and fell on a wet ramp. The ramp activated and his right middle finger was caught in a gap in the ramp and amputated.

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