# Amputations at Advantage Steel Fab Shop
> OSHA SIR `20181010748` · 10/18/2018 · SAXONBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Advantage Steel Fab Shop
- **Location:** 1000 John Roebling Way, SAXONBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 16056
- **NAICS:** 332999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A crane was carrying a load when its handle was bumped, causing the crane to release the load. The load dropped onto the injured employee's finger, crushing it and later resulting in an amputation.

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