# Amputations at Smith Laydown and Casing Co.
> OSHA SIR `20211211057` · 12/26/2021 · MIDLAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Smith Laydown and Casing Co.
- **Location:** Shackleford Sprayberry Lease, MIDLAND, TEXAS, 79711
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing tongs when the door to a tong interlock opened and crushed the employee's right thumb. The employee suffered an amputation to the thumb.

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