# Amputations at JPW Structural Contracting Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022043508` · 4/23/2022 · SYRACUSE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
- **Secondary source:** Metal plates, metal panels
## Employer
- **Name:** JPW Structural Contracting Inc.
- **Location:** 6376 Thompson Road, SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, 13206
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting two large steel plates with an overhead crane and guiding them both with his gloved left hand. The employee's left middle finger was caught between the steel plates, 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*