# Amputations at W.S. Steel Erection, L.L.C.
> OSHA SIR `2018021840` · 2/23/2018 · GANADO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** W.S. Steel Erection, L.L.C.
- **Location:** 501 W Devers Ave, GANADO, TEXAS, 77962
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a scissor lift installing a column when a flange flipped and crushed their hand, resulting in amputation of the middle finger. Three other fingers were mangled.

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