# Amputations at CONTROLLED AUTOMATION, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2020010886` · 1/27/2020 · BAUXITE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Hammers, except sledge-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** CONTROLLED AUTOMATION, INC.
- **Location:** 15701 W. SARDIS ROAD, BAUXITE, ARKANSAS, 72011
- **NAICS:** 333519
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a hammer to set a piece of metal channel into place. His finger was under the channel when it fell into place, resulting in a right index fingertip amputation.

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