# Amputations at Hobbs Bonded Fibers, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023032791` · 3/29/2023 · WACO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Hobbs Bonded Fibers, Inc.
- **Location:** 200 S. Commerce Drive, WACO, TEXAS, 76710
- **NAICS:** 314129
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance and removing fibers from a chain and sprocket. Slight pressure on the chain caused the sprocket shaft to spin freely. The employee's right hand was caught in the chain and sprocket, partially amputating their ring finger.

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