# Amputations at Black Diamond Equipment Rental
> OSHA SIR `2020098810` · 9/16/2020 · MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Chippers
## Employer
- **Name:** Black Diamond Equipment Rental
- **Location:** 3400 Industrial Park Rd, MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA, 26501
- **NAICS:** 532412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was winding synthetic rope onto the hoist of a chipper machine when his thumb was pinched by the rope. The employee's left thumb was amputated at the first digit.

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