# Amputations at SUPERIOR ESSEX
> OSHA SIR `20201211575` · 12/10/2020 · BROWNWOOD, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** SUPERIOR ESSEX
- **Location:** 2900 MORRIS SHEPPARD DR., BROWNWOOD, TEXAS, 76801
- **NAICS:** 335921
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a hopper when an extruding screw caught the tip of his right index finger. The fingertip was amputated.

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