# Amputations at NOW SPECIALTIES
> OSHA SIR `2016032011` · 3/7/2016 · DFW AIRPORT, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Routers and molders-powered
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** NOW SPECIALTIES
- **Location:** International Pkwy., DFW AIRPORT, TEXAS, 75261
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a router to cut a groove in a panel when his index finger went into the opening on the router. The bit pulled his glove in and his right index finger was amputated.

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