# Amputations at REMSA USA Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020098871` · 9/18/2020 · EL PASO, 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:** Lathes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** REMSA USA Inc.
- **Location:** 14500 Sam Hawken Rd., EL PASO, TEXAS, 79938
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was operating a lathe and caught his right middle finger in the machine. Half of the finger was amputated at the hospital.

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