# Amputations at Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20211210975` · 12/21/2021 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Threading and tapping machines
## Employer
- **Name:** Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.
- **Location:** 7301 Fairview St., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77041
- **NAICS:** 332311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a rod threading machine. When he opened the clamp and grabbed the rod, it was still spinning; it slammed against the wall of the machine and amputated the tip of the employee's right index finger.

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