# Amputations at Forged Products, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023087407` · 8/14/2023 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Forged Products, Inc.
- **Location:** 6505 North Houston Rosslyn Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77091
- **NAICS:** 332710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting a part while working on a horizontal mill. The part was a 2,000 pound block of metal, connected to a lifting magnet. The block of metal came out of the vise while the employee was using the crane pendant. The employee's left arm was amputated about 4'' below the shoulder socket. The employee was hospitalized.

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