# Amputations at Vulcraft Texas
> OSHA SIR `2020043495` · 4/16/2020 · GRAPELAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Angle irons
## Employer
- **Name:** Vulcraft Texas
- **Location:** 175 CR 2345, GRAPELAND, TEXAS, 75844
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a cord (angle iron) onto a rigging table when the cord suddenly moved approximately 10 inches and caused amputations to his left ring and middle fingertips. He was hospitalized.

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