# Amputations at Alloy & Stainless Fastners
> OSHA SIR `2020032265` · 3/10/2020 · 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:** Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Clothing, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Alloy & Stainless Fastners
- **Location:** 1165 Charles, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77041
- **NAICS:** 331314
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was feeding bar stock into a bar straightener. The employee's apron became wrapped on the spinning bar; as the employee tried to free the apron, his left hand was caught between the bar and the machine guard. The tip of his little finger was amputated and the middle and ring fingers were broken.

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