# Amputations at TEXAS STEEL CONVERSION
> OSHA SIR `2022109496` · 10/29/2022 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
- **Source:** Metal pipes, tubing
- **Secondary source:** Metal pipes, tubing
## Employer
- **Name:** TEXAS STEEL CONVERSION
- **Location:** 3101 HOLMES RD., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77051
- **NAICS:** 332811
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to unjam 1,700-pound steel pipes. A pipe rolled back and crushed his fingers against another pipe. His left little finger was amputated and the ring finger was injured, requiring stitches.

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