# Amputations at Quantum Metals, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191212457` · 12/4/2019 · LEBANON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
- **Secondary source:** Beams-unattached metal
## Employer
- **Name:** Quantum Metals, Inc.
- **Location:** 3675 Taft Dr., LEBANON, OHIO, 45036
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 4, 2019, an employee was trying to position an I-beam that was being supported by a forklift when the employee's right thumb was pinched between the forklift fork and the I-beam, resulting in a thumb tip amputation.

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