# Amputations at Mangas Tool & Die
> OSHA SIR `20161110847` · 11/18/2016 · MUSCLE SHOALS, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Dimensional lumber: 2x4, 2x3, etc.
- **Secondary source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Mangas Tool & Die
- **Location:** 2721 Avalon Ave, MUSCLE SHOALS, ALABAMA, 35661
- **NAICS:** 333514
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting a C5 slide core on his work table and was resting it on a 2x4. The 2x4 rolled up, pinching and crushing his right middle fingertip between the table and core. His fingertip had to be medically amputated.

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