# Amputations at Multimetco, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022043594` · 4/26/2022 · ANNISTON, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Engine parts and accessories, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Multimetco, Inc.
- **Location:** 1610 Frank Akers Road, ANNISTON, ALABAMA, 36207
- **NAICS:** 331492
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on catalytic converters. During the process of opening the catalytic converter, a shear bar pinched his fingers, amputating his right middle and ring fingertips and crushing his right index fingertip.

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