# Amputations at Southwest Research Institute
> OSHA SIR `20231010009` · 10/30/2023 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Southwest Research Institute
- **Location:** 6220 Culebra Road, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78238
- **NAICS:** 541711
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing parts from a sonic cleaner, which had a steel metal lid held up using hydraulic shocks. The lid came down on the employee's left little finger, resulting in amputation.

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