# Amputations at Western Industries Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2022021362` · 2/12/2022 · CARROLLTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Western Industries Corporation
- **Location:** 1200 West Crosby Road, CARROLLTON, TEXAS, 75006
- **NAICS:** 561910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a vertical foam saw to cut foam material. The employee was applying pressure to the right side of the material while pushing it through the blade when the saw blade amputated her right middle fingertip.

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