# Amputations at Masterduct
> OSHA SIR `2018088646` · 8/21/2018 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Presses, except printing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Masterduct
- **Location:** 4545 Pine Timber Suite 324, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77041
- **NAICS:** 332322
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working at a press when his right hand was caught between the press and a fixture he was bending, resulting in a partial amputation of his right ring finger.

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