# Amputations at Big O Tires
> OSHA SIR `2016010059` · 1/5/2016 · BOZEMAN, MONTANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Air compressors
- **Secondary source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** Big O Tires
- **Location:** 620 N. 7th Ave, BOZEMAN, MONTANA, 59715
- **NAICS:** 441320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a large air compressor that was in front of the metal recycle bin behind the store. The air compressor moved faster than anticipated and smashed the employee's left ring finger between the compressor and recycle bin. The finger was surgically amputated.

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