# Amputations at Acme Brick Company
> OSHA SIR `2018065996` · 6/18/2018 · DALLAS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Acme Brick Company
- **Location:** 3815 Singleton Avenue, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75212
- **NAICS:** 327331
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing debris from a conveyor belt when his right middle fingertip was caught between the conveyor and a moving slat, resulting in a fingertip amputation and tissue loss. The conveyor was unguarded and active 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*