# Amputations at Intercoastal Paint Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021021769` · 2/26/2021 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Paint mixing machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Intercoastal Paint Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 14029 W. Hardy Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77060
- **NAICS:** 325510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a batch mixer when it caught his left index finger. He suffered a fingertip amputation.

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