# Amputations at Springs Fabrication, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2022042920` · 4/1/2022 · COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Metal plates, metal panels
- **Secondary source:** Vises, clamps
## Employer
- **Name:** Springs Fabrication, Inc
- **Location:** 850 Aeroplaza Dr., COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, 80916
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a magnetic clamp to align bolt holes on a plate. The employee went to adjust the plate and it got hooked on a bolt. The bolt caught the plate enough to pull it loose from the magnet. The plate fell and amputated the employee's left middle finger.

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