# Amputations at Thomas Plastics, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019043991` · 4/18/2019 · FORT WORTH, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Thomas Plastics, Inc.
- **Location:** 4121 Stadium Drive, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76133
- **NAICS:** 326160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to unjam a machine when the trimmer plate lowered, smashing his finger between the trimmer plate and the machine frame. His fingertip was partially amputated. The machine was energized and guarded at the time of the incident.

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