# Amputations at Varel International Energy Services
> OSHA SIR `2019043410` · 4/2/2019 · CENTENNIAL, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Varel International Energy Services
- **Location:** 7315 S. Revere Pkwy, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO, 80112
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting the installation of a PDC drill bit on a horizontal grinding machine. The grinding wheel started and his right glove and index finger were pulled between the wheel and the surface to be ground. He suffered a partial amputation of the finger.

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