# Amputations at Accent On Industrial Metal, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018043918` · 4/23/2018 · SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Cabinets, cases-display, storage
- **Secondary source:** Jewelry, ID badge lanyards
## Employer
- **Name:** Accent On Industrial Metal, Inc.
- **Location:** 179 Page Road, SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, 01104
- **NAICS:** 336413
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assembling a metal cabinet while standing on a 36" platform. When he dismounted from the platform, his wedding ring became caught on a bolt or other fitting on the cabinet, which removed the skin from his left ring finger. His finger had to be medically amputated.

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