# Amputations at Ace Fluid Solutions
> OSHA SIR `2023031973` · 3/2/2023 · MENTONE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Entangled in other object or equipment
- **Source:** Wire, cables-nonelectrical
## Employer
- **Name:** Ace Fluid Solutions
- **Location:** Alchemist Riverboat Pit, MENTONE, TEXAS, 79754
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a crank and cable to lower a light tower due to windy conditions. The light shaft became hung up and released the tension in the cable, which wrapped around the employee's left hand, resulting in amputations of three fingers.

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