# Amputations at SULZER TURBO SERVICES HOUSTON, INC
> OSHA SIR `2016032100` · 3/9/2016 · LA PORTE, 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:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** SULZER TURBO SERVICES HOUSTON, INC
- **Location:** 11518 OLD LA PORTE ROAD, LA PORTE, TEXAS, 77571
- **NAICS:** 333611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While grinding on a disc sander, an employee's finger became lodged between the platform and the sander, amputating the distal tip of his right thumb.

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