# Amputations at Western Extrusions Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20191010897` · 10/18/2019 · CARROLLTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Western Extrusions Corporation
- **Location:** 1725 SANDY LAKE ROAD, CARROLLTON, TEXAS, 75006
- **NAICS:** 331316
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting a chain on a sprocket. His right index finger was pinched between the chain and the sprocket. The fingertip was partially amputated, with a partial loss of the nail. The machine was unguarded at the time.

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