# Amputations at Weatherford
> OSHA SIR `2022098305` · 9/20/2022 · ELMENDORF, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Metal plates, metal panels
## Employer
- **Name:** Weatherford
- **Location:** 19685 Interstate 37 S, ELMENDORF, TEXAS, 78112
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a part from one pallet to another. A 130-pound steel plate shifted and pinched the tip of the employee's left ring finger. The employee suffered a partial amputation to the fingertip.

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