# Amputations at Vulcan Material Company
> OSHA SIR `2022032494` · 3/19/2022 · FORNEY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Metal plates, metal panels
## Employer
- **Name:** Vulcan Material Company
- **Location:** 1285 Akron Way, FORNEY, TEXAS, 75126
- **NAICS:** 212321
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to lift a metal support plate off the ground. The plate slipped and the employee's left index finger was caught and crushed between the plate and a hammer. The employee suffered an amputation to the finger.

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