# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at SPS Poolcare
> OSHA SIR `2024054381` · 5/18/2024 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by object held or wielded by person
- **Source:** Box cutters, razor knives
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** SPS Poolcare
- **Location:** 9020 N Capital of Texas Hwy, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78759
- **NAICS:** 561790
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a utility knife to cut a hose when his hand slipped and the tip of his thumb was cut, resulting in an amputation.

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