# Amputations at CANTEX, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019055410` · 5/30/2019 · MINERAL WELLS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Reaming machines
## Employer
- **Name:** CANTEX, INC.
- **Location:** 2101 SE 1st. St., MINERAL WELLS, TEXAS, 76067
- **NAICS:** 326122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a reaming/beveling machine when his right index finger was caught in the clamp of the machine. The fingertip was amputated and was reattached at the emergency room.

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