# Amputations at AAA GALVANIZING - JOLIET
> OSHA SIR `20191212500` · 12/4/2019 · JOLIET, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** AAA GALVANIZING - JOLIET
- **Location:** 625 MILLS ROAD, JOLIET, ILLINOIS, 60433
- **NAICS:** 332812
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At 10:45 a.m. on December 4, 2019, an employee was hanging a piece of material. While the employee was trying to secure the material with wire to prevent it from swinging, the material shifted, pinching the tip of the employee's left middle finger between two pieces of steel. The employee suffered a laceration and amputation of the fingertip.

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