# Amputations at SACHEM INC.
> OSHA SIR `2021010365` · 1/14/2021 · CLEBURNE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** SACHEM INC.
- **Location:** 2311 Pipeline Road, CLEBURNE, TEXAS, 76033
- **NAICS:** 325199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing a steel sump cover and the cover flexed upon being released into position, causing the employee's finger to become pinched between the cover and concrete and resulting in a partial finger amputation.

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