# Amputations at Hines
> OSHA SIR `2023031949` · 3/2/2023 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Air conditioning units
## Employer
- **Name:** Hines
- **Location:** 811 Main street, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77002
- **NAICS:** 531312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was gathering information on parts for an air-conditioning unit. The employee opened the door of the unit and their hand got caught in a belt within the unit, resulting in finger lacerations and a partial finger amputation.

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