# Amputations at COVANTA METALS MARKETING LLC
> OSHA SIR `20231110891` · 11/28/2023 · SAINT PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** COVANTA METALS MARKETING LLC
- **Location:** 3001 110th Avenue North, SAINT PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, 33716
- **NAICS:** 562998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working next to a conveyor belt when their glove got caught by a piece of metal that was going through the conveyor belt. The employee's right hand was pulled into the conveyor and their arm was amputated from the elbow down.

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