# Amputations at Cowtown Materials Inc
> OSHA SIR `2022065304` · 6/17/2022 · LEWISVILLE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Fasteners, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Cowtown Materials Inc
- **Location:** 709 Hebron Parkway, LEWISVILLE, TEXAS, 75057
- **NAICS:** 423390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading metal studs from a forklift when the stack of studs slid and the employee's right middle finger was caught in a metal knock-out. The employee attempted to pull his finger out and suffered a fingertip amputation.

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