# Amputations at Imperial Aluminum
> OSHA SIR `2015062986` · 6/3/2015 · SCOTTSBORO, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Sledges, sledgehammers
## Employer
- **Name:** Imperial Aluminum
- **Location:** 7525 Roy Owens Blvd., SCOTTSBORO, ALABAMA, 35768
- **NAICS:** 331314
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was swinging a sledgehammer to knock pins out of aluminum sows and smashed his left hand pointer finger in the process. The employee was taken to the hospital where it was determined that the finger needed to be amputated.

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