# Amputations at Titan Metal Fabricators, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2022119929` · 11/11/2022 · WALLER, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** Titan Metal Fabricators, Inc
- **Location:** 19814 GH Circle, WALLER, TEXAS, 77484
- **NAICS:** 332999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a grinder to cut a piece of metal. When the piece was almost entirely in the machine, the employee struck the piece with a hammer. The loose piece clamped onto his hand, resulting in a partial amputation of the left finger.

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