# Amputations at Hooper Drilling LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016021478` · 2/17/2016 · DALLAS, 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Drilling machines, drilling augers
## Employer
- **Name:** Hooper Drilling LLC
- **Location:** 1334 Centerville Rd, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75218
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While using a core drilling machine, an employee's hand was caught in the core drilling cylinder, amputating the right index finger.

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