# Amputations at Ludlum Measurements Inc
> OSHA SIR `2023076276` · 7/14/2023 · SWEETWATER, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Sanders-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Ludlum Measurements Inc
- **Location:** 401 Pecan St., SWEETWATER, TEXAS, 79556
- **NAICS:** 333914
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a handheld, electric-powered sander to sand the edge off a 2x4 handheld sanding block to make it rounder. The sander caught the tip of his thumb, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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