# Amputations at Gerdau
> OSHA SIR `2016032384` · 3/19/2016 · MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
## Employer
- **Name:** Gerdau
- **Location:** 300 Ward Rd., MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS, 76065
- **NAICS:** 331111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was checking an air blower to determine if it was operational when the force of the intake pulled his hand into the fan blade, amputating approximately half of his left pinky finger.

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