# Amputations at The J.J. Ryan Corporation Rex Forge Division
> OSHA SIR `2017087455` · 8/4/2017 · PLANTSVILLE, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
## Employer
- **Name:** The J.J. Ryan Corporation Rex Forge Division
- **Location:** 355 Atwater Street, PLANTSVILLE, CONNECTICUT, 06479
- **NAICS:** 332111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was guiding a load of steel bars when his fingers were caught between the bars, crushing and partially amputating his left ring finger.

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