# Amputations at Applied Finish System, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020065410` · 6/10/2020 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
- **Source:** Ladders-fixed
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Applied Finish System, LLC
- **Location:** 5550 Pine St, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77081
- **NAICS:** 238310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assigned to clean all the work areas. While climbing down a fixed ladder, the employee's right index finger got caught on the grill steel surface. She lost her balance and fell approximately 10-12 feet to the ground, resulting in a partial amputation of the right index finger.

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