# Amputations at Deacero USA
> OSHA SIR `2023021525` · 2/16/2023 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Deacero USA
- **Location:** 8411 Irvington Blvd. Suite B, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77022
- **NAICS:** 331222
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was diagnosing an issue with a machine when it activated. Three fingers on the employee's left hand were crushed by the overhead trolley gear and medically amputated.

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