# Amputations at JSW Steel (USA) Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018088123` · 8/8/2018 · BAYTOWN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** JSW Steel (USA) Inc.
- **Location:** 5200 East McKinney Road, BAYTOWN, TEXAS, 77523
- **NAICS:** 331210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a broken limit switch, attempting to place the stop pin back in place, when the employee's right fourth finger distal tip was compressed between the housing and stop pin. The employee's distal tip was amputated (no bone loss).

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