# Amputations at TEJAS INDUSTRIES, LTD
> OSHA SIR `2020032742` · 3/24/2020 · HEREFORD, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** TEJAS INDUSTRIES, LTD
- **Location:** 110 Merrick Lane, HEREFORD, TEXAS, 79045
- **NAICS:** 311111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was clearing a blockage in a sausage machine. A blade in the machine amputated the top of the employee's left index finger.

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