# Amputations at Advance Tank & Construction LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022087382` · 8/19/2022 · KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Metal plates, metal panels
- **Secondary source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Advance Tank & Construction LLC
- **Location:** J8-2009 Saturn Causeway, KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA, 32899
- **NAICS:** 332420
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was maneuvering a steel plate, hoisted by a crane, into place before setting it down. A clamp was released and the plate dropped a few inches, pinching the employee's left middle finger and amputating the tip (without bone loss).

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