# Amputations at Southern Cast Products, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20211210847` · 12/17/2021 · JONESBORO, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Southern Cast Products, Inc.
- **Location:** 5701 Kruegar Drive, JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, 72401
- **NAICS:** 331511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 17, 2021, an employee was pushing a hoist with steel material attached to a hook. The weight shifted on the hook and smashed the employee's right little finger, causing the amputation of a third of the fingertip.

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