# Amputations at Primoris Distribution Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021087312` · 8/26/2021 · TERRELL, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Chains, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Hoisting accessories, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Primoris Distribution Services, Inc.
- **Location:** 503 South Adelaida Street, TERRELL, TEXAS, 75161
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was rigging a steel road plate. The tip of the employee's right middle finger was caught between a lifting chain and a lifting ring. The fingertip was amputated.

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