# Amputations at Suburban Steel Supply
> OSHA SIR `20171010100` · 10/20/2017 · GAHANNA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Overhead hoists-electric powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Suburban Steel Supply
- **Location:** 1900 Deffenbaugh Court, GAHANNA, OHIO, 43230
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 19, 2017, at approximately 10:30 AM, an employee was rigging a steel fabrication project to an electric hoist when the hoist was activated. The employee's right thumb tip was then caught and amputated between the metal project and the rigging strap.

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