# Amputations at Texas Concrete Partners
> OSHA SIR `2017021266` · 2/8/2017 · ELM MOTT, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Band saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Texas Concrete Partners
- **Location:** 1690 Mesquite Tree Road, ELM MOTT, TEXAS, 76640
- **NAICS:** 327390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove jammed wood from a band saw when the blade cut his index finger. The saw was not locked/tagged out at the time.

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