# Amputations at Impact Recovery Systems
> OSHA SIR `2019077768` · 7/30/2019 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Impact Recovery Systems
- **Location:** 4955 Stout Drive, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78219
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were troubleshooting a T-nut machine. The machine started while an employee's right index finger was placed where the machine punches, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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