# Amputations at Eximius Coffee LLC
> OSHA SIR `2015010178` · 1/7/2015 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Conveyors-screw, auger
## Employer
- **Name:** Eximius Coffee LLC
- **Location:** 5610 Clinton Dr., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77020
- **NAICS:** 311920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employee #1 was removing coffee beans from the hopper while the screw conveyor was off. When Employee #2 went to a separate room to turn on the roaster, the screw conveyor was also turned on. Employee #1 was still removing coffee, and the screw conveyor cut off his right hand at the wrist.

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