# Amputations at PROGRESS RAIL
> OSHA SIR `2019065764` · 6/7/2019 · SHERMAN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** PROGRESS RAIL
- **Location:** 525 W. Progress Dr., SHERMAN, TEXAS, 75091
- **NAICS:** 482111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting a shim in a saw when the clamping mechanism closed, amputating the employee's right index finger between the clamp and the shim.

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