# Amputations at METRO EAST INDUSTRIES, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018066396` · 6/27/2018 · EAST SAINT LOUIS, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** METRO EAST INDUSTRIES, INC.
- **Location:** 3126 MISSOURI AVE., EAST SAINT LOUIS, ILLINOIS, 62205
- **NAICS:** 488210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 6/27/2018, an employee was attempting to remove a bolt from the control arm of a disassembled train locomotive wheel assembly. After he removed the nut, the arm shifted due to its weight and came down on his right middle finger, resulting in an amputation to the first knuckle.

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