# Amputations at United Rentals
> OSHA SIR `2022098462` · 9/24/2022 · DEER PARK, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** United Rentals
- **Location:** 1718 West 13th Street, DEER PARK, TEXAS, 77536
- **NAICS:** 532412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's left index finger was pinched between two pieces of steel that were on a forklift, causing a contusion and amputation to the fingertip.

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