# Amputations at Discovery Acquisition Services, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019011064` · 1/29/2019 · LAFITTE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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:** Drilling machines, drilling augers
## Employer
- **Name:** Discovery Acquisition Services, LLC
- **Location:** unknown, LAFITTE, LOUISIANA, 70067
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to grab a soil sample when he slipped and his left hand was caught in the chain and sprocket of drilling equipment. He suffered a small finger amputation and two broken fingers.

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