# Amputations at Western States Equipment Company
> OSHA SIR `20211211167` · 12/30/2021 · MERIDIAN, IDAHO
## 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:** Gates
## Employer
- **Name:** Western States Equipment Company
- **Location:** 500 E. Overland, MERIDIAN, IDAHO, 83642
- **NAICS:** 532490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping close an automatic gate. The gate pinched the employee's left index finger, causing a partial amputation.

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