# Amputations at Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023109580` · 10/17/2023 · MCKINNEY, 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:** Drills-stationary
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 2151 South Airport Road, MCKINNEY, TEXAS, 75069
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a portable magnetic drill press in the tool and die room when their left glove became entangled in the drill bit. The employee sustained amputations to their index, ring, and middle fingers.

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