# Amputations at JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SONS
> OSHA SIR `2015053066` · 5/20/2015 · NORTH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Bricks, blocks, structural stone, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
## Employer
- **Name:** JOSEPH T. RYERSON & SONS
- **Location:** 101 EAST 9TH AVENUE, NORTH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64116
- **NAICS:** 423510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to separate two 3/8" carbon plates using a plate hook. The plate hook became caught and the employee's finger was caught with a block while attempting to move the plate hook. His finger was amputated above the last knuckle.

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