# Amputations at 3M
> OSHA SIR `2016087378` · 8/8/2016 · BROWNWOOD, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** 3M
- **Location:** 4501 Hwy 377 South, BROWNWOOD, TEXAS, 76801
- **NAICS:** 327215
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working behind a piece of equipment when he tripped and fell into a belt and pulley, amputating his left index and middle fingers up to the first joint.

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