# Amputations at Amsted Rail Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016109376` · 10/4/2016 · GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** Amsted Rail Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 1700 Walnut St., GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS, 62040
- **NAICS:** 336510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 4, 2016, an employee was positioning a mold that was to be lifted by a gantry. The employee's hand was on one of the chains attached to the mold. When the chain was tightened, the employee's left thumb was caught and partially amputated by the chain (tissue and nail loss; no bone loss).

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