# Amputations at Gate Precast Co.
> OSHA SIR `2019043748` · 4/11/2019 · HILLSBORO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Agitators, mixers-earth, mineral
## Employer
- **Name:** Gate Precast Co.
- **Location:** 1700 State Hwy. 77, HILLSBORO, TEXAS, 76645
- **NAICS:** 423390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a hammer to loosen a piece of cement from the paddle inside a mixer. The paddle amputated three fingers and part of his right hand.

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