# Amputations at CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS
> OSHA SIR `2015074649` · 7/14/2015 · SEGUIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Glass building materials
## Employer
- **Name:** CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS
- **Location:** 3740 N AUSTIN AVE, SEGUIN, TEXAS, 78155
- **NAICS:** 334413
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning the floor around a machine when an unsecured piece of plexiglass (36 in by 36 in) fell about 36 inches from a ledge and landed on the employee's right thumb. The finger was amputated and required 28 stitches to repair.

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