# Amputations at JK WILSON
> OSHA SIR `2020021724` · 2/21/2020 · KARNES CITY, TEXAS
## 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:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** JK WILSON
- **Location:** Carpenter Thompson 4H well, KARNES CITY, TEXAS, 78118
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was acting as a spotter for the loading of a rig pump. The employee tried to remove a pin that was in the way of the resting point of the pump and his right thumb was caught in a pinch point, resulting in an amputation of the thumb at the first knuckle.

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