# Amputations at Caliber Collision
> OSHA SIR `20181010426` · 10/9/2018 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Buffers, polishers, waxers-powered
- **Secondary source:** Audio equipment
## Employer
- **Name:** Caliber Collision
- **Location:** 16915 Tomball Parkway, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77064
- **NAICS:** 811121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a paint buffer when his headphones cord became tangled in the buffer, resulting in a left index fingertip amputation.

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