# Amputations at Tesla Giga Texas
> OSHA SIR `2023109752` · 10/23/2023 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Tesla Giga Texas
- **Location:** 1 Tesla Road, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78725
- **NAICS:** 336111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working in the truck seat assembly/installation area. While resting/idle between work, the glove on the employee s left hand was caught in a conveyor system used to transport seats via a metal/plastic pallet. The employee's left index fingertip was amputated without bone loss.

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