# Amputations at NOV Grant Prideco
> OSHA SIR `2015097198` · 9/30/2015 · NAVASOTA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metalworking lathes
## Employer
- **Name:** NOV Grant Prideco
- **Location:** 9475 FM 1227 Miller Industrial Park #1, NAVASOTA, TEXAS, 77868
- **NAICS:** 332996
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee operating a lathe attempted to remove a shim located between the jaws of a chuck and pipe. While the employee was removing the shim, the kicker actuated, causing the pipe to move. The employee's finger became stuck between the pipe and the chuck jaws, amputating the right index fingertip.

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