# Amputations at Star Steel Companies LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020043514` · 4/16/2020 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Star Steel Companies LLC
- **Location:** 3713 Jensen Dr, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77026
- **NAICS:** 561720
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing a quality control check when his finger struck against a sharp object in a bean bowl mixer, resulting in a partial finger amputation.

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