# Amputations at STEADFAST STORM SYSTEMS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017099404` · 9/29/2017 · HOBE SOUND, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
## Employer
- **Name:** STEADFAST STORM SYSTEMS, INC.
- **Location:** 8254 SE Lagoon Drive, HOBE SOUND, FLORIDA, 33455
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing hurricane shutters when a metal reel fell and struck the employee's right hand, crushing the index finger. The finger was surgically amputated.

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