# Amputations at American Steel & Aluminum Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016087454` · 8/10/2016 · GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Chains, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
## Employer
- **Name:** American Steel & Aluminum Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 3545 E. Main St., GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, 75050
- **NAICS:** 332323
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a choker chain and hoist to lift material and relocate it. The hook slipped and pinched his left ring fingertip, amputating the fingertip.

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