# Amputations at Vulcraft - Nebraska
> OSHA SIR `2015031015` · 3/5/2015 · NORFOLK, NEBRASKA
## 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, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Vulcraft - Nebraska
- **Location:** 1601 W. Omaha Ave, NORFOLK, NEBRASKA, 68701
- **NAICS:** 331221
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a piece of steel into place for rigging. The piece crushed his fingertip and required closure by a physician. The crushing injury was classified as an amputation.

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