# Amputations at Stainless Structural Works,LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016054402` · 5/19/2016 · CONROE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Beams-unattached metal
- **Secondary source:** Benches, workbenches, saw horses
## Employer
- **Name:** Stainless Structural Works,LLC
- **Location:** 575 Conroe Park West Dr, CONROE, TEXAS, 77303
- **NAICS:** 331221
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was packaging and weighing bundles of stainless steel shapes. The employee was adjusting the lifting strap to balance a load. The employee's finger was caught under the load (steel beam) when it was lowered onto the saw horses resulting in a partial amputation of the left index finger.

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