# Amputations at Ticona Polymers, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017099153` · 9/23/2017 · BISHOP, 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, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** Ticona Polymers, Inc.
- **Location:** 5738 County Rd 4, BISHOP, TEXAS, 78343
- **NAICS:** 325211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee amputated his right middle finger while working in the compounding unit as he was prepping to clean a product tank.

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