# Amputations at American Construction Metals (ACM)
> OSHA SIR `2017032803` · 3/28/2017 · HOUSTON, 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** American Construction Metals (ACM)
- **Location:** 11615 Brittmoore Park Dr., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77041
- **NAICS:** 332322
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a roll-forming machine when her right hand was caught between two rollers. Her right middle finger was crushed and had to be amputated. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time of the incident.

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