# Amputations at Polytex Fibers, Corp.
> OSHA SIR `20191010677` · 10/12/2019 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Polytex Fibers, Corp.
- **Location:** 9333 Baythorne Drive, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77041
- **NAICS:** 326111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping another employee clear a jam from a bag machine. The bags dislodged, causing the employee's left little fingertip to strike a sharp plate. The plate amputated the fingertip.

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