# Amputations involving bone loss at Metal Construction Materials
> OSHA SIR `2024109861` · 10/23/2024 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
- **Source:** Shearing machinery
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Metal Construction Materials
- **Location:** 9111 Jackrabbit Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77095
- **NAICS:** 423390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a metal shear and amputated his right hand.

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