# Amputations at SMW Projects Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015118693` · 11/17/2015 · TEXAS CITY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Dump truck
## Employer
- **Name:** SMW Projects Inc.
- **Location:** Ashland chemical facility, TEXAS CITY, TEXAS, 77590
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The employee was trying to dislodge a stone that was stuck on the dump truck.  His right middle finger was stuck between the pin and the locking mechanism on the gate, amputating the tip of his finger.

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