# Amputations at GME Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019043404` · 4/2/2019 · JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** GME Inc.
- **Location:** 515 SE Loop 456, JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS, 75766
- **NAICS:** 332999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was opening a disk grinder while grinding a metal plate when his glove was caught in the grinder, causing a severe laceration to the left index finger that resulted in a fingertip amputation.

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