# Amputations at Ohmstede, Ltd.
> OSHA SIR `20231211093` · 12/5/2023 · CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Sheet metal
- **Secondary source:** Tables, worktables
## Employer
- **Name:** Ohmstede, Ltd.
- **Location:** 410 Flato Road, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, 78465
- **NAICS:** 332410
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was securing a heat exchanger tube sheet, weighing about 150 pounds, for match marking on a vertical stand. The employee's left middle finger was caught between the securement bolt and the table. The employee suffered an amputation to the left middle fingertip.

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