# Amputations at Tri Con Works
> OSHA SIR `20231211139` · 12/6/2023 · NEEDVILLE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Oil drilling rigs and machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Tri Con Works
- **Location:** 14115 Davis Estate Road, NEEDVILLE, TEXAS, 77461
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was applying grease to the cables of a machine during maintenance. He was caught by the 1-inch cable and pulled into the cable spool. The employee sustained partial amputations to three fingers on his right hand.

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