# Amputations at Clifton Moulding Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2021109074` · 10/21/2021 · CLIFTON, 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Boring, drilling, planing, milling machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Clifton Moulding Corporation
- **Location:** 100 S. Avenue B, CLIFTON, TEXAS, 76634
- **NAICS:** 321918
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was feeding boards into a moulder when the machine jammed. As the employee went to remove the jammed board, the moulder head contacted his left ring and little fingers, resulting in fractures. The left ring finger was subsequently amputated at the knuckle closest to the palm of his hand.

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