# Amputations at Nashville Fabrication and Engineering Limited Partnership
> OSHA SIR `2016109625` · 10/12/2016 · VANCE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Nashville Fabrication and Engineering Limited Partnership
- **Location:** 1 Mercedes Drive, VANCE, ALABAMA, 35490
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While separating bundles of steel joist, the joist became stuck and an employee used a pry bar to dislodge the joist. The employee attempted to separate the joist with his hands. The joist shifted and pinched the employee's right index finger resulting in partial amputation.

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