# Amputations at Liberty Steel Placers
> OSHA SIR `2020109599` · 10/8/2020 · TULSA, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Liberty Steel Placers
- **Location:** 221 N. Detroit Ave, TULSA, OKLAHOMA, 74103
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assisting in crane operations. Rebar was being loaded when the choker slipped, causing the load to shift and amputated the employee's left thumb.

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