# Amputations at BOYD METALS
> OSHA SIR `2020076358` · 7/8/2020 · FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Metal materials-nonstructural, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** BOYD METALS
- **Location:** 600 S. 7TH ST., FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, 72903
- **NAICS:** 423510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping load a semi-trailer truck. As steel material was being placed on the truck, it amputated the employee's left middle fingertip.

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