# Amputations at Mesa Southern CWS Acquisition, LP
> OSHA SIR `20181010321` · 10/5/2018 · JOURDANTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
- **Secondary source:** Clothing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Mesa Southern CWS Acquisition, LP
- **Location:** NW R Ranch Well #205 H CR343/FM 140, JOURDANTON, TEXAS, 78026
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's clothing was caught by an uncovered rotating shaft. The shaft mangled the employee's left leg, which was amputated from the knee down.

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