# Amputations at NLMK Pennsylvania
> OSHA SIR `2017054168` · 5/8/2017 · FARRELL, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** NLMK Pennsylvania
- **Location:** 15 Roemer Blvd., FARRELL, PENNSYLVANIA, 16121
- **NAICS:** 331110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was turning an elevated crane load (mill roll) by hand when his left hand was caught in the load. As he pulled his hand free, his left pinky finger suffered an avulsion. 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*