# Amputations at McElroy Metal Mill, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017032837` · 3/29/2017 · CLINTON, 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:** Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
- **Secondary source:** Hoisting accessories, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** McElroy Metal Mill, Inc.
- **Location:** 10490 State Highway 10, CLINTON, ILLINOIS, 61727
- **NAICS:** 332311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 29, 2017, an employee was moving a roll of steel coil with a coil caddy and crane. The employee saw the coil tipping and tried to stop if from tipping over. As the coil tipped, the employee's left hand was caught between the coil caddy and steel coil, amputating the first and second fingers and breaking the third finger.

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