# Amputations at United Rentals
> OSHA SIR `2022053993` · 5/8/2022 · KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** United Rentals
- **Location:** 110 Quebec Street, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64116
- **NAICS:** 532120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving the forks of a forklift when his right thumb was caught in the forklift and his thumb tip was crushed. The thumb tip required surgical amputation.

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