# Amputations at Technical Chemical Company
> OSHA SIR `2018088850` · 8/27/2018 · CLEBURNE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Technical Chemical Company
- **Location:** 3327 Pipeline Rd., CLEBURNE, TEXAS, 76033
- **NAICS:** 325998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was feeding putty into the hopper of a putty machine. The machinery amputated the employee's fingertip.

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