# Amputations at GATX Rail
> OSHA SIR `20191011227` · 10/28/2019 · HEARNE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Sandblasters-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** GATX Rail
- **Location:** 1401 West Brown Street, HEARNE, TEXAS, 77859
- **NAICS:** 488210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was going to sand blast when the high-pressure sanding unit began to roll. He was trying to stop it when his right index finger was caught between the lid and the lip of the unit, 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*