# Amputations at DP South Texas Plumbing Co Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016053866` · 5/6/2016 · KATY, 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:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** DP South Texas Plumbing Co Inc.
- **Location:** 27602 Westridge Creek Lane, KATY, TEXAS, 77494
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a piece of galvanized pipe with a chop saw and amputated the tip of his left index finger above the knuckle.

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