# Amputations at WESTERN EXTRUSIONS CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `20161010187` · 10/30/2016 · CARROLLTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Bundles, bales
- **Secondary source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** WESTERN EXTRUSIONS CORPORATION
- **Location:** 1735 SANDY LAKE ROAD, CARROLLTON, TEXAS, 75006
- **NAICS:** 331316
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was measuring a bundle on a moving conveyor belt. His index left finger got caught between a roller and the bundle and the fingertip was amputated.

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