# Amputations at Texas Pipe & Supply
> OSHA SIR `20231211407` · 12/15/2023 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Band saws
## Employer
- **Name:** Texas Pipe & Supply
- **Location:** 2330 Holmes Rd, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77051
- **NAICS:** 326122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 15, 2023, at 9:00 a.m., an employee was repairing a band saw when his right index finger was caught by a hydraulic piston, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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