# Amputations at Federal-Mogul Powertrain
> OSHA SIR `2016021126` · 2/5/2016 · EL PASO, 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:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Federal-Mogul Powertrain
- **Location:** 1277 Joe Battle Blvd., EL PASO, TEXAS, 79936
- **NAICS:** 336322
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 05, 2016, at approximately 10:10 p.m., an employee removed a fixed safety guard to clear jammed material from the cutting machine. The cutting blade activated and amputated a finger and a thumb tip.

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