# Amputations at Tejas Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181010430` · 10/9/2018 · HEREFORD, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Tejas Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 110 Merricl Lane, HEREFORD, TEXAS, 79045
- **NAICS:** 311111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was providing maintenance to a blower when the blower blade energized and the employee's right hand was sucked into the blade, partially amputating the index finger (from the nail up).

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