# Amputations at Alpla Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171010473` · 10/31/2017 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Extruding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Alpla Inc.
- **Location:** 5800 Armour Dr., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77020
- **NAICS:** 326160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A team was dismantling a machine for refurbishing in a specific order: extruder, core barrel, base plate, and carriage. The injured employee was holding the carriage as it was being lifted when the whole assembly rolled forward. The employee's right index finger was then caught and amputated between the extruder deck and extruder base.

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