# Amputations at McElroy Metal
> OSHA SIR `2021021203` · 2/9/2021 · BRYAN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Bending, crimping machines
## Employer
- **Name:** McElroy Metal
- **Location:** 6947 East State Highway 21, BRYAN, TEXAS, 77808
- **NAICS:** 332311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was bending a beam on a bending machine when the machine's foot pedal was pressed and the machine came into contact with the employee's fingers. The employee suffered fingertip amputations on his index and middle fingers.

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