# Amputations at Global Brass and Copper LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019022212` · 2/28/2019 · EAST ALTON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** Global Brass and Copper LLC
- **Location:** 305 Lewis and Clark Blvd, EAST ALTON, ILLINOIS, 62024
- **NAICS:** 331423
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing a conveyor roll on a three-coil miller. As the employee aligned a shaft and bearing, the roll (being supported by an overhead crane) moved upward, pinching the employee's finger and amputating the fingertip.

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