# Amputations at World Wide Tire
> OSHA SIR `2017076643` · 7/18/2017 · BUDA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Tires, except bike
- **Secondary source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
## Employer
- **Name:** World Wide Tire
- **Location:** 17901 IH 35, BUDA, TEXAS, 78610
- **NAICS:** 441320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing a tire on an 18-wheeler when his left pinky finger was caught between the tire and the fender amputating the tip.

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