# Amputations at Waukesha-Pearce Industries LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020077092` · 7/28/2020 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- **Source:** Excavating machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Waukesha-Pearce Industries LLC
- **Location:** 12320 S Main St, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77035
- **NAICS:** 423840
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a hydraulic access panel while doing maintenance on an excavator. The panel swung back and crushed the employee's hand against the excavator's track. The employee's left index finger was amputated.

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