# Amputations at Martin Sprockets & Gear, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023021042` · 2/2/2023 · FORT WORTH, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Forging machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Martin Sprockets & Gear, Inc.
- **Location:** 3600 MC Cart Avenue, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76110
- **NAICS:** 332111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a die forger. The machine cycled while he was clearing a stuck part from its outlet. His right hand was crushed between the die forger's working surfaces and was subsequently amputated.

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