# Amputations at U.S. Pipe Fabrication
> OSHA SIR `20181010108` · 10/1/2018 · BESSEMER, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Pipe Fabrication
- **Location:** 2023 Saint Louis Avenue, BESSEMER, ALABAMA, 35020
- **NAICS:** 332996
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating an overhead crane, using it to move a 20-ton ladle. While the employee was unlatching the safety hook, the crane moved and the hook tightened on the employee's left hand, crushing it against the ladle trunnion/bar. The employee's ring fingertip was amputated to the first knuckle, and the tip of the middle finger was crushed to the first knuckle.

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