# Amputations at Mortellaro's Nursery Ltd
> OSHA SIR `2015063492` · 6/8/2015 · SCHERTZ, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Product assembly machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Mortellaro's Nursery Ltd
- **Location:** 16946 IH-35 North, SCHERTZ, TEXAS, 78154
- **NAICS:** 111421
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The right index finger of an employee working on a plant potting assembly line got caught between a drive chain for a carousel and a metal guide wheel, resulting in an amputation down to the first knuckle from the fingertip.

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