# Amputations at Estis Compression
> OSHA SIR `2023010495` · 1/17/2023 · KILGORE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Estis Compression
- **Location:** 2019 Texas 135, KILGORE, TEXAS, 75662
- **NAICS:** 811111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning up an area after working. He reached down to grab a rag that had dropped in front of a fan blade on a radiator. The employee's left index finger was struck by a fan blade, resulting in an amputation.

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