# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Sherwin-Williams Manufacturing Company
> OSHA SIR `2024021404` · 2/14/2024 · ARLINGTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
- **Source:** Special process machinery  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Sherwin-Williams Manufacturing Company
- **Location:** 710 106th Street, ARLINGTON, TEXAS, 76011
- **NAICS:** 325510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a rag to clear an obstruction on the line near the extruder side feed. The employee's right middle finger was caught in the rotating screws, 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*