# Amputations at Liberty HR, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20181010286` · 10/4/2018 · BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Beams-unattached metal
## Employer
- **Name:** Liberty HR, LLC
- **Location:** 5801 SW Regional, BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72712
- **NAICS:** 561311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was handling steel beams while installing a rack. Two of the beams struck each other, crushing his left middle finger between them. The fingertip was amputated, including part of the nail bed.

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