# Amputations at NOV Tubescope
> OSHA SIR `2015010977` · 1/30/2015 · ODESSA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched between two stationary objects
- **Source:** Chains, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** NOV Tubescope
- **Location:** 2400 Steven Road, ODESSA, TEXAS, 79764
- **NAICS:** 331210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were trying to reset a chain on a sprocket that raises and lowers oven doors. The injured employee's finger was caught between the chain and the sprocket. He amputated the distal portion of his ring finger on his right hand.

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