# Amputations at SMC - Loop 306 Facility
> OSHA SIR `20201211485` · 12/8/2020 · SAN ANGELO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** SMC - Loop 306 Facility
- **Location:** 2801 Loop 306, SAN ANGELO, TEXAS, 76904
- **NAICS:** 325998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was extending a dock plate when it failed to extend properly. The employee was investigating the locking mechanism under the plate when the plate extended suddenly, amputating his left middle fingertip.

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