# Amputations at Flamco of Texas
> OSHA SIR `2019088057` · 8/7/2019 · WACO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Flamco of Texas
- **Location:** 2525 Gholson Road, WACO, TEXAS, 76705
- **NAICS:** 332322
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on top of forklift forks when the forks were lowered and the employee's finger was caught in the hydraulic pinch point. The employee's left index fingertip was amputated.

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