# Amputations at Basin Material Handling, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018010023` · 1/2/2018 · GATESVILLE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Racks-garment and other
## Employer
- **Name:** Basin Material Handling, LLC
- **Location:** 4025 E. U.S. HWY 84, GATESVILLE, TEXAS, 76528
- **NAICS:** 423830
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting a rack to the center of a cart. When the rack was lifted, it came down on the employee's right hand, amputating the middle fingertip.

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