# Amputations at AK Steel Holdings
> OSHA SIR `2017109676` · 10/9/2017 · MIDDLETOWN, OHIO
## 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:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** AK Steel Holdings
- **Location:** 1801 Crawford Street, MIDDLETOWN, OHIO, 45044
- **NAICS:** 331110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were lifting a moisture sensor onto a platform when one employee caught a finger between the sensor and the platform resulting in amputation of the right ring finger at the first knuckle.

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