# Amputations at O'Brien Steel Service Co.
> OSHA SIR `2017021907` · 2/28/2017 · PEORIA, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
- **Source:** Beams-unattached metal
## Employer
- **Name:** O'Brien Steel Service Co.
- **Location:** 1700 N. E. Adams Street, PEORIA, ILLINOIS, 61603
- **NAICS:** 423510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The employee was using an air wand to spray off excess shot from the steel beam. The steel beam rolled over onto the tip of his right middle finger causing a fingertip amputation.

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