# Amputations at Tallant Industrial, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2016010004` · 1/1/2016 · TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-chain
## Employer
- **Name:** Tallant Industrial, Inc
- **Location:** 3500 Washington St, TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS, 71854
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was welding a piece of metal (mid-rail) on a platform near a moving conveyor. While he was attempting to get his tools, the tip of his left-hand thumb got caught between the sprocket and chain on the conveyor. When he removed his glove, the tip of his left-hand thumb was amputated. He was hospitalized overnight.

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