# Amputations at Miami Steel Erectors Inc
> OSHA SIR `2018065460` · 6/5/2018 · MIAMI, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Miami Steel Erectors Inc
- **Location:** Paramount, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33132
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was driving the forklift and encountered a metal post shore in the way. He stopped the forklift, shut it down and attempted to move the post shore. While moving the post shore, his right middle finger was caught within the locking hole causing a fingertip amputation.

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