# Amputations at RDO Equipment Co.
> OSHA SIR `2022054595` · 5/26/2022 · MC KINNEY, 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:** Parts and materials, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Crowbars
## Employer
- **Name:** RDO Equipment Co.
- **Location:** 2902 North Central Expressway, MC KINNEY, TEXAS, 75069
- **NAICS:** 423810
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a hydraulic cylinder into place. The pry bar being used slipped and caused the cylinder to pinch his left little finger resulting in a partial amputation. The employee required hospitalization and surgery.

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