# Amputations at Austin Armature Works
> OSHA SIR `20161110313` · 11/1/2016 · BUDA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Grinders, abraders
- **Secondary source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Austin Armature Works
- **Location:** 304 Commercial Drive, BUDA, TEXAS, 78610
- **NAICS:** 423610
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a table grinder to grind the end of a pipe. The wheel of the grinder grabbed the pipe, causing it to shift. The employee's hand was caught between the pipe and the disconnect on the grinder, amputating the pinky finger between the first and second knuckles and damaging the ring finger tendon.

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