# Amputations at Alpha Testing, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018066473` · 6/28/2018 · DALLAS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Alpha Testing, Inc.
- **Location:** 2209 Wisconsin St., DALLAS, TEXAS, 75229
- **NAICS:** 541330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing routine maintenance on the proctor machine (compacts soil into a steel mold). The employee's left index finger was caught in the hammer resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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