# Amputations at Weldfit Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2022010528` · 1/18/2022 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metalworking lathes
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Weldfit Corporation
- **Location:** 4133 Southerland Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77092
- **NAICS:** 333249
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using emery to polish a shaft on a manual lathe when his work glove was caught in the shaft. His right middle finger was amputated.

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