# Amputations at American National Carbide
> OSHA SIR `2018077201` · 7/17/2018 · TOMBALL, 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Punch presses
## Employer
- **Name:** American National Carbide
- **Location:** 915 South Cherry St., TOMBALL, TEXAS, 77375
- **NAICS:** 333517
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was running a compacting press when his right hand entered the machine while it was in a downward motion. The press compacted, severing his right index finger and requiring hospitalization. The punch process of the machine was not guarded at the time of the incident.

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