# Amputations at Quest Architectural Millwork
> OSHA SIR `2015097165` · 9/28/2015 · STAFFORD, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Air compressors
## Employer
- **Name:** Quest Architectural Millwork
- **Location:** 13823 N. Promenade Blvd, STAFFORD, TEXAS, 77477
- **NAICS:** 321918
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a compressor, tightening the belt, when the motor froze. While attempting to turn on the compressor, his hand made contact with the belt and his right index finger was amputated to the first knuckle.

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