# Amputations at Universal Pressure Pumping
> OSHA SIR `2015096302` · 9/1/2015 · ELMENDORF, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal materials-nonstructural, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Universal Pressure Pumping
- **Location:** 14910 Streich Road, ELMENDORF, TEXAS, 78112
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was doing iron fabrication work. While working on a circular saw, the blade "kicked" back the piece of flat strap iron, injuring the employee's left-hand middle finger. The injury resulted in an amputation (bone loss) along the fingertip.

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