# Amputations at IKO Industries, LTD
> OSHA SIR `2021086966` · 8/16/2021 · HILLSBORO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** IKO Industries, LTD
- **Location:** 1001 IKO Way, HILLSBORO, TEXAS, 76645
- **NAICS:** 324122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a back surfacing and granule chute that was clogged when their right middle, index, and little fingers were amputated. The machine was not locked out at the time.

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