# Amputations at Shermco Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20231110283` · 11/7/2023 · EULESS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Machine, tool, and electric parts, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Shermco Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 800 Mosier Valley Rd., EULESS, TEXAS, 76040
- **NAICS:** 541330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee and employee 2 were lifting a filter housing (air bonnet) in preparation for a motor lift and removal at a client site. The filter housing shifted and the injured employee s left middle finger was caught between the filter housing and the concrete floor. The finger was partially amputated.

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