# Amputations at Arconic Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020054918` · 5/28/2020 · CHANDLER, ARIZONA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
- **Secondary source:** Racks-garment and other
## Employer
- **Name:** Arconic Inc.
- **Location:** 6833 W Willis Rd, CHANDLER, ARIZONA, 85226
- **NAICS:** 332111
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

Three pieces of metal, weighing approximately 250 pounds each, were being lifted using slings attached to an overhead crane. An employee was guiding the metal as it was lifted out of a rack. The metal pinched the employee s finger against the rack resulting in the amputation of his right ring fingertip.

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