# Amputations at Russel Metals Williams Bahcall Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015097164` · 9/28/2015 · WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN
## 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:** Structural metal materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Russel Metals Williams Bahcall Inc.
- **Location:** 956 Blackstone, WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN, 53186
- **NAICS:** 423510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was delivering metal product to a customer's facility by semi-truck. He hooked a load of material to the customer's overhead crane. In the process of moving the material from the truck, his finger got caught between the metal load, amputating his left fingertip up to the first knuckle.

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