# Amputations at Center Point Energy Houston Electric, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020054621` · 5/18/2020 · GALVESTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Automobile lifts and hoists
## Employer
- **Name:** Center Point Energy Houston Electric, LLC
- **Location:** CenterPoint Energy Galveston Service Center Garage, GALVESTON, TEXAS, 77550
- **NAICS:** 221210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting the plates on an in-ground vehicle lift. As he was sliding the plates, his thumb entered one of the holes in the plate and was pinched, resulting in an amputation to his right thumb tip.

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