# Amputations at Watson & Chalin Manufacturing, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20221210617` · 12/6/2022 · MCKINNEY, 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:** Brake presses
## Employer
- **Name:** Watson & Chalin Manufacturing, Inc.
- **Location:** 725 E. University Dr., MCKINNEY, TEXAS, 75069
- **NAICS:** 336999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a hydraulic brake press when his right middle finger was pinched between the die and the part that was being formed, resulting in partial amputation of the finger.

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