# Amputations at AUC Group LP
> OSHA SIR `2015031585` · 3/30/2015 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Metal plates, metal panels
- **Secondary source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** AUC Group LP
- **Location:** 11445 Todd St., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77055
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was holding a 1/4" steel plate with another employee while a supervisor operated a crane to move the steel plate. The wind caused the plate to twist, and the injured employee's left hand got crushed between the steel plate and a truck. The injury resulted in an amputation at the hospital.

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