# Amputations at KBR, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015074677` · 7/15/2015 · CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Band saws
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** KBR, Inc.
- **Location:** 2502 Sheldon Rd., CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS, 77530
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting pieces of plate using a band saw. The employee's glove got caught by the saw causing the amputation of a portion of his left thumb. The employee was taken to the hospital for treatment.

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