# Amputations at P.E.M. Tooling, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191010350` · 10/3/2019 · SPRING, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Sanders-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** P.E.M. Tooling, Inc.
- **Location:** 455 Spring Hill Dr., SPRING, TEXAS, 77386
- **NAICS:** 332710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a belt sander to grind down a thin disk. His right index finger was pulled into the sander, which ripped off the nail, skin, and some bone.

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