# Amputations at Rehrig Pacific Co.
> OSHA SIR `2016010041` · 1/4/2016 · DALLAS, TEXAS
## 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:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Rehrig Pacific Co.
- **Location:** 625 W. Mockingbird Ln, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75247
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a hot stamp brander when a coworker accidentally moved toward the activation paddles, bringing the clamp down. The employee's second, right-hand fingertip was amputated.

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