# Amputations at Waste Management of Tulsa
> OSHA SIR `2015118745` · 11/18/2015 · TULSA, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Waste Management of Tulsa
- **Location:** 13740 E. 46th Street North, TULSA, OKLAHOMA, 74116
- **NAICS:** 562211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a forklift attachment and smashed this thumb between the swivel hook and the forklift attachment resulting in the amputation of his right thumb tip.

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