# Fractures at Gerdau Ameristeel Midlothian Mill
> OSHA SIR `2018099392` · 9/11/2018 · MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Gerdau Ameristeel Midlothian Mill
- **Location:** 300 Ward Road, MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS, 76065
- **NAICS:** 331111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was conducting a maintenance repair on a rotor shaft when the chain grabbed his gloves, pulling his fingers between the chain and sprocket and fracturing them.

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