# Amputations at Weatherford International
> OSHA SIR `2020066079` · 6/30/2020 · HOUSTON, 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 during regular operation
- **Source:** Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Weatherford International
- **Location:** 11939 ALDINE WESTFIELD ROAD, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77093
- **NAICS:** 332618
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was sanding a part after welding it. His right thumb was caught between the metal and the sanding belt and was amputated below the fingernail.

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