# Amputations at Reynolds Metal Company
> OSHA SIR `2018054737` · 5/15/2018 · MALVERN, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
## Employer
- **Name:** Reynolds Metal Company
- **Location:** 1333 Hwy 270, MALVERN, ARKANSAS, 72104
- **NAICS:** 331313
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting up blemished rolls of aluminum for re-melting. He was using a pry bar to create gaps in the rolls when his left middle fingertip was amputated in the roll where he was prying the material.

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