# Amputations at Discount Tire
> OSHA SIR `2018010697` · 1/22/2018 · MERIDIAN, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Discount Tire
- **Location:** 2821 N Eagle Road, MERIDIAN, IDAHO, 83646
- **NAICS:** 441320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was inspecting a vehicle's wheel and tire while the vehicle was on a lift when the employee's hand was caught between the vehicle's brake caliper and wheel spokes. The employee's right middle and ring fingers were amputated.

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