# Amputations at Moderno Porcelain Works
> OSHA SIR `2022065607` · 6/28/2022 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Beams-unattached metal
## Employer
- **Name:** Moderno Porcelain Works
- **Location:** 5305 Fulton Industrial Boulevard Southwest, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30336
- **NAICS:** 238190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assisting with moving a metal beam when the beam slid out of one hand and amputated his right ring fingertip as he attempted to catch it.

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