# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Challenge Manufacturing Company Inc
> OSHA SIR `2024043397` · 4/18/2024 · IRVING, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Thumb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
- **Source:** Welding machinery
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Challenge Manufacturing Company Inc
- **Location:** 5101 Statesman Drive, IRVING, TEXAS, 75063
- **NAICS:** 336370
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were troubleshooting a spot weld robot machine. The weld head actuated and crushed the injured employee's right thumb causing a partial amputation.

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