# Amputations at Kirin Mate, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171212194` · 12/24/2017 · OPELIKA, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Kirin Mate, Inc.
- **Location:** 600 Caetech DR, OPELIKA, ALABAMA, 36803
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing building panels when his fingers were caught between a panel and a wire, amputating his left index and middle fingertips.

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