# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at D & H United Fueling Solutions
> OSHA SIR `20241110780` · 11/19/2024 · EL PASO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
- **Source:** Pumps  except oil well
- **Secondary source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** D & H United Fueling Solutions
- **Location:** 1221 Tower Trail Ln., EL PASO, TEXAS, 79907
- **NAICS:** 238290
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting a submersible fuel pump telescoping tube. His left ring finger got caught between a plastic O-ring at an opening and a wooden pallet, lacerating the fingertip between the knuckle and the finger nail. The employee sustained an amputation.

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