# Amputations at Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021097562` · 9/2/2021 · AMBRIDGE, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Nonclassifiable
- **Secondary source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc.
- **Location:** 43 Century Drive, AMBRIDGE, PENNSYLVANIA, 15003
- **NAICS:** 423510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving 4-inch pieces of solid round material, cradled in a sling. The employee's right middle finger was pinched between two pieces of the material and partially amputated.

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