# Amputations at Hunting Energy Services, Inc
> OSHA SIR `20181212510` · 12/6/2018 · STAFFORD, 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Honing, polishing, lapping machinery
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Hunting Energy Services, Inc
- **Location:** 1316 Stafforshire Road, STAFFORD, TEXAS, 77477
- **NAICS:** 333132
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using sandpaper strips to polish a part on a rotating parts polishing machine. The employee's gloved hand was caught by the sand paper and was drawn into the machine resulting in the amputation of the right index finger up to the second knuckle.

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