# Amputations at Durlach Industries Inc
> OSHA SIR `20191213326` · 12/10/2019 · PALMETTO, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Durlach Industries Inc
- **Location:** 2915 17th St E, PALMETTO, FLORIDA, 34221
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was feeding rebar into a cutting machine. It actuated and his hand got stuck in the machine. He suffered broken bones and underwent a surgical amputation.

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