# Amputations at Intsel Steel East
> OSHA SIR `2020087966` · 8/21/2020 · SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Structural metal materials, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** Intsel Steel East
- **Location:** 1641 New Market Ave, SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY, 07080
- **NAICS:** 423510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing steel flats to be loaded using an overhead crane and a hook. He lifted the material about 4 inches up and attempted to put a block under the material with his right hand. The material slipped off the hook and came down on his right hand, crushing and amputating the index finger below the second knuckle.

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