# Amputations at National Stores, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2015021115` · 2/4/2015 · SUGAR LAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** National Stores, INC.
- **Location:** 1641 Gillingham LN., SUGAR LAND, TEXAS, 77478
- **NAICS:** 452910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employee was loading boxes onto a conveyor belt when his glove got caught in the belt. As a result, the employee lost the tip of his left index finger. The worker was taken to a nearby clinic and was then transported to a Reconstructive Orthopedic Center located at 1200 Binz St. Houston, TX 77004.

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