# Amputations at Bohler-Uddeholm Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2018010956` · 1/29/2018 · ELGIN, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Parts and materials, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Bohler-Uddeholm Corporation
- **Location:** 2505 Millennium Drive, ELGIN, ILLINOIS, 60124
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 17, 2018, an employee was using a crane to move a piece of steel that weighed over 100 lbs. when the steel fell on the employee's finger, amputating the fingertip.

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