# Amputations at Valeron Strength Films
> OSHA SIR `20201211926` · 12/22/2020 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metalworking lathes
## Employer
- **Name:** Valeron Strength Films
- **Location:** 9505 Bamboo Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77041
- **NAICS:** 326113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was machining a steel roller on a manual lathe. The employee's hands came into contact with the roller, causing an amputation to the right index finger and a fracture to the left hand.

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