# Amputations at Nordstrom Valve
> OSHA SIR `2017087572` · 8/8/2017 · SULPHUR SPRINGS, 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:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Nordstrom Valve
- **Location:** 1511 Jefferson Street E, SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS, 75482
- **NAICS:** 332911
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating an up-cut saw when it amputated three of his right-hand fingers.

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