# Amputations at Friedman Real Estate
> OSHA SIR `2023098898` · 9/26/2023 · BAYTOWN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Augers, plumbing snakes-powered
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Friedman Real Estate
- **Location:** 301 Tri City Beach Rd., BAYTOWN, TEXAS, 77520
- **NAICS:** 531390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unclogging a sewer line when his glove became tangled in the machine, resulting in a left thumb amputation. The thumb was reattached.

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