# Amputations at CF Industries, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018032254` · 3/6/2018 · YAZOO CITY, MISSISSIPPI
## 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:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Slings
## Employer
- **Name:** CF Industries, LLC
- **Location:** 4608 Highway 49 East, YAZOO CITY, MISSISSIPPI, 39194
- **NAICS:** 325311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was part of a crew rigging a vertical tank to be lifted by a crane. His gloved right hand was holding a 1.5-inch wire rope choker (sling) when it slipped and his right pinky finger was impacted by a nearby pipe barrier. His finger broke and was lacerated above the first joint, resulting in an amputation above the first joint.

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