# Amputations at Ball Metal Beverage Packaging
> OSHA SIR `2018099084` · 9/2/2018 · CONROE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal chips, particles
- **Secondary source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Ball Metal Beverage Packaging
- **Location:** 1001 North Farm to Market 3083 Rd E, CONROE, TEXAS, 77303
- **NAICS:** 423840
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 8:20 p.m. on September 2, 2018, an employee was trying to unjam a can necking machine. An aluminum part of a can flew out, striking the employee's left middle finger. The fingertip was amputated. The machine's guard was open 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*