# Amputations at Scout Surface Solutions
> OSHA SIR `2023054329` · 5/15/2023 · JOSHUA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Scout Surface Solutions
- **Location:** 3835 Windmill Rd., JOSHUA, TEXAS, 76058
- **NAICS:** 237120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a torque wrench to tighten bolts on a studded adapter when their right index finger was caught between the wrench head and the bolts. The finger was amputated above the first knuckle.

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