# Amputations at Higuchi International Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2015053166` · 5/26/2015 · ELMENDORF, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
- **Secondary source:** Chains, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Higuchi International Corporation
- **Location:** 14901 Southton Rd., ELMENDORF, TEXAS, 78112
- **NAICS:** 336360
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing out a coil using an indoor crane and rigging chain. His hand was caught  between the coil and rigging chain amputating his right index finger.

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