# Amputations at Valley Joist, L.L.C.
> OSHA SIR `2020065333` · 6/8/2020 · FORT PAYNE, ALABAMA
## 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:** Metal plates, metal panels
## Employer
- **Name:** Valley Joist, L.L.C.
- **Location:** 2350 Jordon Road SW, FORT PAYNE, ALABAMA, 35968
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was catching metal plates. The material was binding and sliding down after it was cut. The employee's right middle finger was caught between the stop and the material, sustaining a partial amputation.

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