# Amputations at Universal Forest Products San Antonio, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019054466` · 5/2/2019 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** Universal Forest Products San Antonio, LLC
- **Location:** 11900 Crownpoint Dr., SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78233
- **NAICS:** 321214
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting and lubricating a chain and sprocket on a conveyor belt roller. His hand became caught between the chain and sprocket, causing a laceration to his right palm and an amputation of the right middle fingertip without bone loss.

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