# Amputations at SA Recycling
> OSHA SIR `20181010836` · 10/20/2018 · PHENIX CITY, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
- **Source:** Impact wrenches-powered
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** SA Recycling
- **Location:** 309 State Docks Rd., PHENIX CITY, ALABAMA, 36869
- **NAICS:** 562920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was holding a bolt while another employee was operating an impact driver to install the bolt into a metal shredder. The employee's glove was caught by the bolt, causing a partial amputation of his left index finger.

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