# Amputations at Industrial Fabrics, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023010631` · 1/20/2023 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Industrial Fabrics, Inc.
- **Location:** 5102 Galveston Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77017
- **NAICS:** 313320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 20, 2023, an employee was attempting to clear a jam when his glove was caught and his hand was pulled into the machine, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger.

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