# Amputations at Superior Essex
> OSHA SIR `2016032114` · 3/10/2016 · BROWNWOOD, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Superior Essex
- **Location:** 2900 Morris Sheppard Dr., BROWNWOOD, TEXAS, 76801
- **NAICS:** 334210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's thumb was partially amputated while performing maintenance on  a primary machine. Four of the employee's fingers were caught in a belt and pulley.

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