# Amputations at Gipson Steel
> OSHA SIR `2018065904` · 6/15/2018 · MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Bundles, bales
## Employer
- **Name:** Gipson Steel
- **Location:** 2770 Fellers Drive, MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI, 39301
- **NAICS:** 331210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transferring a bundle of steel to a conveyor table with a hoist when the load shifted and struck the employee's hands, resulting in amputations to the right and left middle fingertips.

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