# Amputations at BMC West LLC
> OSHA SIR `20201110437` · 11/3/2020 · FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
- **Secondary source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** BMC West LLC
- **Location:** 1800 Diplomat Drive, FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS, 75234
- **NAICS:** 238150
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was throwing trash into a dumpster with a half yard hopper. The hopper tipped into the dumpster and its metal bottom edge caught his middle finger against the top edge of the dumpster. The fingertip was amputated.

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