# Amputations at AK Steel Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20191212866` · 12/15/2019 · MIDDLETOWN, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Stairs, steps, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** AK Steel Corporation
- **Location:** 1801 Crawford Street, MIDDLETOWN, OHIO, 45043
- **NAICS:** 331111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping install a metal staircase. It shifted and pinched the employee's left middle finger, amputating it at the first knuckle.

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