# Amputations at Ryerson Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017032945` · 3/31/2017 · NORCROSS, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Bundles, bales
- **Secondary source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Ryerson Inc.
- **Location:** 4400 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., NORCROSS, GEORGIA, 30071
- **NAICS:** 423510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting sheet metal bundles with a crane. He intended to separate and pass a strap between two bundles. 
The top one fell and trapped his left middle fingertip, amputating it with no bone loss.

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