# Amputations at Longview Asphalt
> OSHA SIR `2015074852` · 7/20/2015 · LONGVIEW, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-chain
## Employer
- **Name:** Longview Asphalt
- **Location:** 1301 Ray Street, LONGVIEW, TEXAS, 75603
- **NAICS:** 115310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing troubleshooting activities, trying to free a traverse chain. The employee attempted to turn the traverse motor, which drives the chain/conveyor, on and off. The traverse motor jumped 2 feet and impacted the employee's hand.

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