# Amputations at MooreCo, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022087579` · 8/25/2022 · TEMPLE, 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, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** MooreCo, Inc.
- **Location:** 2885 Lorraine Avenue, TEMPLE, TEXAS, 76501
- **NAICS:** 337127
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were inspecting a cane saw machine for improper operations. During the inspection process, the machine was turned on and one of the employees sustained amputation of their right index, middle, and ring fingers and a partial amputation of the right little finger.

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