# Amputations at Canam Steel Group
> OSHA SIR `2016076798` · 7/26/2016 · JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** Canam Steel Group
- **Location:** 140 S ELLIS ROAD, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32254
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a crane to empty the scrap bin. As he was lowering the scrap bin's handle, his left thumb was caught between the handle and the steel bin, amputating it at the first joint and requiring reattachment surgery.

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