# Amputations at Texas Steel Conversion, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019088492` · 8/17/2019 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Texas Steel Conversion, Inc.
- **Location:** 7401 C.E. King Parkway, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77044
- **NAICS:** 339999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's hand was caught between two pipes while he was aligning them. He suffered a partial amputation to the right index finger.

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