# Amputations at Tam International, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015096583` · 9/9/2015 · HOUSTON, 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:** Lathes, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Tam International, Inc.
- **Location:** 6935 Pinemont, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77092
- **NAICS:** 333132
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was machining a packing tube when a bushing on the bar came loose. The employee attempted to push the bushing back in place and his left hand got caught in the rotating bar, amputating his left index finger and fracturing the adjacent fingers. The employee was wearing gloves at the time of the incident.

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