# Amputations at Imperial Group MFG, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018088485` · 8/17/2018 · DECATUR, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metalworking lathes
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Imperial Group MFG, Inc.
- **Location:** 2188 E. Highway 380, DECATUR, TEXAS, 76234
- **NAICS:** 332999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to de-burr a part on a lathe when his glove was caught in the rotating part of the lathe, causing his left index finger to be amputated.

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