# Amputations at Reinforcing and Supply Inc
> OSHA SIR `20221110301` · 11/23/2022 · BELTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Shearing machines
## Employer
- **Name:** Reinforcing and Supply Inc
- **Location:** 2910 Capital Way, BELTON, TEXAS, 76513
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was aligning rebar on a shear machine to make a cut. The machine engaged and crushed the employee's left hand in its rebar holder. The employee's index and middle fingers were amputated at the second knuckle.

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