# Amputations at The Buferd Company
> OSHA SIR `2018032105` · 3/1/2018 · GARLAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** The Buferd Company
- **Location:** 210 E. Buckingham Rd, GARLAND, TEXAS, 75040
- **NAICS:** 335932
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a belt sander to sharpen a rod when his hand was caught between the sander and the table, resulting in an amputation to his left middle finger's first digit.

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