# Amputations at Tetra Technologies, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191212833` · 12/13/2019 · THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to harmful substances or environments, unspecified
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Tetra Technologies, Inc.
- **Location:** 24955 I-45, THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS, 77380
- **NAICS:** 325180
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's socks became wet while pressing on sand bags, which caused extreme blistering and skin around the area to turn black, resulting in a right toe amputation.

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