# Amputations at Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind
> OSHA SIR `2020042969` · 4/1/2020 · DALLAS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Bending, crimping machines
## Employer
- **Name:** Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind
- **Location:** 4306 Capitol Ave, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75204
- **NAICS:** 315990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pushing a piece of fabric into a 1-inch crimper. The machine activated and amputated his left index fingertip.

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