# Amputations at Bilfinger Westcon
> OSHA SIR `2016087970` · 8/24/2016 · MONT BELVIEU, 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:** Band saws
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Bilfinger Westcon
- **Location:** 1429 Cove Rd, MONT BELVIEU, TEXAS, 77580
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employee was cutting a base plate with a band saw. As the employee was cleaning off the metal shavings, the band saw caught his glove and amputated the 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*