# Amputations at TRI STAR METALS, LLC.
> OSHA SIR `2020032634` · 3/20/2020 · FREEPORT, 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:** Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
- **Secondary source:** Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
## Employer
- **Name:** TRI STAR METALS, LLC.
- **Location:** 611 W. Lamm Road, FREEPORT, ILLINOIS, 61032
- **NAICS:** 332322
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 20, 2020, an employee was hooking a coil of metal to put in a dip tank when his finger was pinched between the coil and the hook, resulting in a left middle fingertip amputation.

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