# Amputations at HOUSTON CHRONICLE
> OSHA SIR `2018077273` · 7/18/2018 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Presses-printing
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** HOUSTON CHRONICLE
- **Location:** 4747 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77027
- **NAICS:** 511110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a printing press after a press run. His gloved finger became stuck in the equipment. His left middle finger was crushed and had to be partially medically amputated.

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