# Amputations at IFS Coatings Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017109484` · 10/3/2017 · GAINESVILLE, 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** IFS Coatings Inc.
- **Location:** 3601 N. I 35, GAINESVILLE, TEXAS, 76240
- **NAICS:** 325510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee locked/tagged out a rotary sieve machine and cleaned it. Afterward, the employee removed the lockout/tagout, then noticed there was still material in the machine. The employee started the machine to push the excess material out and was attempting to clean it again when the employee's right hand contacted the rotary sieve, amputating the index finger.

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