# Amputations at W&W/ AFCO Steel LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016053704` · 5/3/2016 · LUBBOCK, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Shearing machines
## Employer
- **Name:** W&W/ AFCO Steel LLC
- **Location:** 2221 Erskine St., LUBBOCK, TEXAS, 79415
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting plate and pushing a 3/8 inch thick carbon steel plate under a shear when his index finger got caught in between the hydraulic stopper and the shear, smashing his index finger. The employee was sent to the hospital where his finger was amputated.

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