# Amputations at Polytex Fibers Corp.
> OSHA SIR `20171010334` · 10/28/2017 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Box cutters and razor knives
## Employer
- **Name:** Polytex Fibers Corp.
- **Location:** 9349 Baythorne Dr., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77041
- **NAICS:** 326121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While using a utility blade to cut thin plastic film that had collected near the vacuum tube, an employee amputated their left middle fingertip.

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