# Amputations at Katoen Matie Gulf Coast, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016098902` · 9/20/2016 · LA PORTE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Katoen Matie Gulf Coast, Inc.
- **Location:** 10925 SH 225, LA PORTE, TEXAS, 77571
- **NAICS:** 488991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was at the labeler station located in the conveyor system. His hand was caught between the moving pallet and the reflector of the photo eye sensor, amputating his right index fingertip.

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