# Amputations at Precoat Metals LLC
> OSHA SIR `2015107602` · 10/12/2015 · WEIRTON, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Precoat Metals LLC
- **Location:** 4502 Freedom Way, WEIRTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 26062
- **NAICS:** 332999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 12, 2015, at approximately 1:30am, an employee suffered the amputation of his left arm (up to the shoulder) after it became caught in the bridle roller, a power unit that moves the strip of metal at 300 feet per minute, while the employee was troubleshooting it.  A guard was removed and the line lock procedure was not used.

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