# Amputations at WS Energy Services, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017109664` · 10/9/2017 · LAMESA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Turning handtools-powered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** WS Energy Services, LLC
- **Location:** Ajas Resources Well Pad, LAMESA, TEXAS, 79331
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

During rig-down operations, an employee's left hand was caught between a hydraulic torque wrench and a flange, amputating his thumb from the mid-knuckle to the tip.

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