# Amputations at Gulf Coast Crating Inc
> OSHA SIR `2023087120` · 8/7/2023 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Table saws
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Gulf Coast Crating Inc
- **Location:** 15993 Diplomatic Plaza Drive, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77032
- **NAICS:** 488991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a table saw to cut plywood when his glove was caught on the blade, resulting in partial amputations of the right middle and ring fingers.

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