# Amputations at Titan Production Equipment
> OSHA SIR `20211210969` · 12/21/2021 · ALLEYTON, 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Titan Production Equipment
- **Location:** 2207 FM 949, ALLEYTON, TEXAS, 78935
- **NAICS:** 332420
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing a robot for a welding task. The employee grabbed a crane hook; the crane was still lifting a piece of equipment, and the employee's left index finger was caught between the hook and the equipment. The finger required a medical amputation.

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