# Amputations at Matcor Metal Fabrication, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019065856` · 6/10/2019 · MORTON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Overhead hoists, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Matcor Metal Fabrication, Inc.
- **Location:** 1021 W Birchwood St, MORTON, ILLINOIS, 61550
- **NAICS:** 332322
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a part off a welding fixture using a hoist. The magnet released, dropping the part on the employee's left hand. The employee's left middle fingertip was amputated.

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