# Amputations at Guardian Industries
> OSHA SIR `2018065940` · 6/16/2018 · CORSICANA, 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:** Handtools-power not determined, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Guardian Industries
- **Location:** 3801 S. US Hwy. 287, CORSICANA, TEXAS, 75109
- **NAICS:** 327211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning debris from a charging machine with a rod that had a spade on the end of it when his left thumb was caught between the shield on the rod and the charging machine. His left thumb tip was amputated.

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