# Amputations at Applied Materials
> OSHA SIR `20211210948` · 12/21/2021 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Scissors, snips, shears-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** Applied Materials
- **Location:** 9700 US Hwy 290 East, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78724
- **NAICS:** 333295
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using scissors to open a plastic bag with a part inside. The scissors cut his fingertip, causing an amputation.

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