# Amputations at THE DALLAS GROUP OF AMERICA, INC
> OSHA SIR `2022032700` · 3/25/2022 · TEXAS CITY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** THE DALLAS GROUP OF AMERICA, INC
- **Location:** 301 DOCK ROAD, TEXAS CITY, TEXAS, 77592
- **NAICS:** 325180
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was checking for air leaks in a vacuum system after the vacuum pump had been removed from the airlock rotary valve. The employee slipped on water, fell to one knee, and grabbed the airlock to steady himself. His left middle finger contacted the moving vanes inside the rotary valve, causing a fingertip amputation. He was hospitalized. The airlock was not locked out at the time of the incident.

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