# Amputations at Steel King Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016021269` · 2/10/2016 · STEVENS POINT, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cranes-other fixed or stationary cranes
## Employer
- **Name:** Steel King Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 2700 Chamber St., STEVENS POINT, WISCONSIN, 54481
- **NAICS:** 337215
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a jib crane to flip a cantilever. He guided the hook with his right hand and used the crane controller with his left hand. The employee hit the "up" button on the controller and his finger was caught between the hook and the cantilever, amputating his right index fingertip.

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