# Amputations at Star Welding & Fabrication, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018032375` · 3/9/2018 · PEARLAND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Beams-unattached metal
## Employer
- **Name:** Star Welding & Fabrication, LLC
- **Location:** 18235 Pearland Sites rd, PEARLAND, TEXAS, 77584
- **NAICS:** 238190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a metal beam when the beam shaft fell on his left thumb, requiring a partial surgical amputation.

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