# Amputations at Discovery Oil & Wind Energy Services, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017076685` · 7/18/2017 · ADRIAN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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:** Product testing, inspecting, and diagnostic machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Discovery Oil & Wind Energy Services, LLC
- **Location:** EDF Renewable Services, ADRIAN, TEXAS, 79001
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a hydraulic machine to test the torque on some nacelle bolts. The employee was placing the hydraulic head on the bolts when a coworker activated the machine. The employee's right middle finger was caught between the machine and the bolt, amputating the first digit.

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