# Amputations at Charbonneau Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019022134` · 2/26/2019 · HOUSTON, 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, unspecified
- **Source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** Charbonneau Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 1619 East Richey Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77073
- **NAICS:** 339999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At 10:05 a.m., on February 26, 2019, an employee was air operating an actuator. A valve that was lying/sitting on a table/work bench shut on the employee's right index finger, amputating it.

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