# Amputations at Seatrax, Inc
> OSHA SIR `20221210993` · 12/19/2022 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Drills-stationary
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Seatrax, Inc
- **Location:** 13223 Farm to Market Road 529, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77041
- **NAICS:** 423830
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a fixed-position electromagnetic drill to drill holes in an angle iron. The employee's glove became caught in the point of operation of the drill press, resulting in a left thumb degloving injury, which was amputated.

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