# Amputations at Slick Spot Farm & Truck Tire
> OSHA SIR `2023087546` · 8/17/2023 · FORT MORGAN, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Wheels, tire rims
## Employer
- **Name:** Slick Spot Farm & Truck Tire
- **Location:** 22302 US HWY 34, FORT MORGAN, COLORADO, 80705
- **NAICS:** 811111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was inflating a truck tire when the tire ring popped, striking their right thumb and resulting in a partial amputation.

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