# Amputations at McElroy Metal, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017032160` · 3/9/2017 · MERKEL, 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:** McElroy Metal, Inc.
- **Location:** 9700 I-20, MERKEL, TEXAS, 79536
- **NAICS:** 332311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a shear while standing at the end to catch material as it came out. The employee saw a piece of plastic balling up and attempted to remove it when a quarter inch of his left finger was amputated.

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