# Amputations at Midland Manufacturing Co.
> OSHA SIR `2018088717` · 8/23/2018 · FORT WORTH, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Hand grinders-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Midland Manufacturing Co.
- **Location:** 4800 Esco Drive, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76140
- **NAICS:** 33299
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting brass castings with a cutoff wheel when his left ring finger was cut, resulting in an amputation.

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