# Amputations at Protect Plus Companies
> OSHA SIR `2016075946` · 7/1/2016 · PASADENA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Protect Plus Companies
- **Location:** 9401 Bay Area Blvd., PASADENA, TEXAS, 77507
- **NAICS:** 333413
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On Friday, July 1, 2016, an employee was performing maintenance work when the equipment he was working on suddenly energized and caught his hand inside the machine. His fingertips were medically amputated.

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