# Amputations at Uretek USA, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022097830` · 9/2/2022 · TOMBALL, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Drills-powered
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Uretek USA, Inc.
- **Location:** 13900 Humble Road, TOMBALL, TEXAS, 77377
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing a drill bit. The drill activated, caught the employee's glove, and pulled in the employee's hand, amputating the little fingertip.

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