# Amputations at Republic Industries of Texas LP
> OSHA SIR `2018032066` · 3/1/2018 · MARSHALL, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Republic Industries of Texas LP
- **Location:** 1400 Warren Drive, MARSHALL, TEXAS, 75672
- **NAICS:** 337110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a saw to cut a board. He was adjusting the board when he hit the pedal to lower the saw. The saw came down on his hand and amputated his right middle and index fingertips.

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