# Amputations at Poly-America, LP
> OSHA SIR `2016042863` · 4/6/2016 · GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Motors other than vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** Poly-America, LP
- **Location:** 2000 W. Marshall Dr., GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, 75051
- **NAICS:** 325211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a small motor when the motor slipped out of his hands. The motor fell onto his hands and onto the ground. His left index finger was caught and amputated between the motor and the ground.

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