# Amputations at Old Castle Building Envelope
> OSHA SIR `2018055018` · 5/23/2018 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Milling machines
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Old Castle Building Envelope
- **Location:** 11850 Hempstead Hwy #210, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77092
- **NAICS:** 331318
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was milling a piece of aluminum with an end mill machine. The employee was raising the drill bit up when the employee's glove was pulled into the machine, resulting in a right ring fingertip amputation. The machine was running at the time of the incident.

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