# Amputations at Western Industries Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2020010753` · 1/23/2020 · CARROLLTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Table saws
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Western Industries Corporation
- **Location:** 2161 Hutton Rd, Suite 116, CARROLLTON, TEXAS, 75006
- **NAICS:** 561910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a table saw to cut wood. While the employee was removing an object that was stuck in the saw, the saw caught the employee's glove and pulled the employee's hand into the saw blade. The employee suffered a finger amputation and crushing injuries.

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