# Amputations at AAA Galvanizing - Peoria, Inc. dba AZZ Galvanizing
> OSHA SIR `2020021915` · 2/27/2020 · PEORIA, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cranes, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Metal materials-nonstructural, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** AAA Galvanizing - Peoria, Inc. dba AZZ Galvanizing
- **Location:** 6718 W Plank Road, PEORIA, ILLINOIS, 61602
- **NAICS:** 331210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 27, 2020, at approximately 6:40AM, an employee was unhooking a load of galvanized steel from a crane when his right pinky finger was caught between the hook and the galvanized steel crushing the fingertip. The employee was hospitalized for surgery to remove the crushed fingertip.

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