# Amputations at Wes-Tex Co-Op Inc
> OSHA SIR `20211110008` · 11/18/2021 · ODONNELL, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Picking, carding, combing machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Wes-Tex Co-Op Inc
- **Location:** 1301 S. Loop 76, ODONNELL, TEXAS, 79351
- **NAICS:** 115111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting an auger. The blade caught his finger and amputated the fingertip.

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