# Amputations at CUSTOM METAL CRAFT , INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016053748` · 5/3/2016 · SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Sheet metal
## Employer
- **Name:** CUSTOM METAL CRAFT , INC.
- **Location:** 851 N Belcrest, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, 65802
- **NAICS:** 332439
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While operating a hoist, the grab device slipped allowing the metal sheets to slip and pinch the employee's left middle fingertip. The employee was taken to the hospital and the crushed tip of the finger had to be surgically removed.

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