# Amputations at Flex-Erect, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019077039` · 7/11/2019 · THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Drills-powered
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Flex-Erect, LLC
- **Location:** 1201 Lake Woodlands Drive, THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS, 77380
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was utilizing a magnetic drill to drill holes in 1.5" tube. The employee was removing metal shavings and his glove was caught by the bit pulling his left hand into the drill. The drill amputated his index fingertip and thumb, and lacerated his middle finger.

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