# Amputations at United States Steel Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2021108609` · 10/5/2021 · FAIRFIELD, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Entangled in other object or equipment
- **Source:** Wire, cables-nonelectrical
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Steel Corporation
- **Location:** 5700 VALLEY ROAD, FAIRFIELD, ALABAMA, 35064
- **NAICS:** 331111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a remote controlled overhead crane to position a steel chock measuring 3 feet by 2 feet onto a roll. The employee handled the crane remote with his right hand and the wire rope with his left hand when the wire rope caught his left thumb, resulting in an amputation.

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