# Amputations at Metals USA
> OSHA SIR `2017021407` · 2/13/2017 · ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Metals USA
- **Location:** 305 Peoples Ave, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, 61104
- **NAICS:** 339999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 2/13/17, an employee was operating a crane and hook to load material onto a truck. When the employee lowered the crane hook to remove a sheet lifter, the employee's right index finger was pinched and amputated within the D-ring.

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