# Amputations at Gipson Steel
> OSHA SIR `2015107665` · 10/14/2015 · MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Beams-unattached metal
- **Secondary source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** Gipson Steel
- **Location:** 2770 Sellers Drive, MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI, 39301
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A crane operator caught his right middle finger between two "I" beams while repositioning the beans using a gantry crane. The fingertip was amputated.

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