# Amputations at Southern Gunite, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018076827` · 7/9/2018 · TAMPA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Agitators, mixers-earth, mineral
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Southern Gunite, Inc.
- **Location:** 2500 N Rocky Pt. Dr, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33607
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working with a gunite mixer when the auger failed due to an abnormal valve. The auger pulled his gloved hand into the mixer, resulting in the amputation of his ring and middle fingers.

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