# Amputations at County Materials Corp.
> OSHA SIR `20161110519` · 11/8/2016 · JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
## Employer
- **Name:** County Materials Corp.
- **Location:** 1104 E. L T Townline Road, JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN, 53546
- **NAICS:** 327331
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to close the safety clasp on a lifting hook when his right middle finger became stuck in the clasp and was partially amputated.

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