# Amputations at North American Midway Entertainment
> OSHA SIR `2018010243` · 1/8/2018 · EDINBURG, 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Nonrail amusement rides
## Employer
- **Name:** North American Midway Entertainment
- **Location:** 323 E. Owassa Rd., EDINBURG, TEXAS, 78542
- **NAICS:** 713110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing routine maintenance on an amusement park ride when a hydraulic pin came into operation and amputated the employee's left thumb at the first knuckle.

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