# Amputations at Starplast USA LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021086460` · 8/3/2021 · HUMBLE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Plastic injection molding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Starplast USA LLC
- **Location:** 8111 Humble Westfield Rd., HUMBLE, TEXAS, 77338
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to unjam an injection mold machine. The outer door to the machine was closed, causing the mold to actuate and catch the employee's left arm. The employee was hospitalized and the arm was medically amputated.

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