# Amputations at Voestalpine Automotive Components Cartersville Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018043832` · 4/21/2018 · WHITE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Chains, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Voestalpine Automotive Components Cartersville Inc.
- **Location:** 21 Voestalpine Drive, WHITE, GEORGIA, 30184
- **NAICS:** 336390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a crane to lift and repair a tool when the strap broke and the chain came down on his left hand, amputating his index fingertip.

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