# Amputations at Mill Steel Company
> OSHA SIR `20171211565` · 12/6/2017 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** Mill Steel Company
- **Location:** 555 Gellhorn Dr., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77029
- **NAICS:** 331221
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using an overhead crane to move a bundle of product. His hand was on the hook when he started to lift the load. His left ring fingertip was then pinched off between the load rigging and the hook.

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