# Amputations at SUPERIOR FORGE & STEEL CORP.
> OSHA SIR `2021098203` · 9/23/2021 · LIMA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** SUPERIOR FORGE & STEEL CORP.
- **Location:** 1820 MCCLAIN RD., LIMA, OHIO, 45804
- **NAICS:** 331111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 23, 2021, an employee was assisting a co-worker with removing slings from a die when the crane holding the sling moved, causing the sling to swing toward the employee. The employee reached for the sling and his left thumb was caught between the sling and the die, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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