# Amputations at Cantex Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20161110868` · 11/19/2016 · MINERAL WELLS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Arm saws, radial arm saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Cantex Inc.
- **Location:** 2101 SE 1st St., MINERAL WELLS, TEXAS, 76067
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a radial arm saw when a piece of wood became caught in the travel slot behind the saw blade. When the employee attempted to remove it, the blade lacerated his right index finger. His fingertip had to be surgically amputated.

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