# Amputations at Custom Heliarc, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2021010142` · 1/6/2021 · BROOKSHIRE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Drills-stationary
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Custom Heliarc, Inc
- **Location:** 34430 Sunset Lane, BROOKSHIRE, TEXAS, 77423
- **NAICS:** 333992
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was drilling metal plate. The drill bit caught the employee's left glove, drawing in the employee's hand and amputating the thumb.

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