# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at United Rentals
> OSHA SIR `2024098281` · 9/6/2024 · MIDLAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
- **Source:** Beams and rails  metal
- **Secondary source:** Hoists, lifts  scissor, telescoping
## Employer
- **Name:** United Rentals
- **Location:** 8317 I20 Frontage Rd, MIDLAND, TEXAS, 79706
- **NAICS:** 532490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing a bolt on a scissor lift. A rail fell from the scissor lift and lacerated a finger on his right hand, resulting in the amputation of the fingertip.

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