# Amputations at icon Mechanical Construction and Engineering LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022087485` · 8/23/2022 · GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Bending, crimping machines
## Employer
- **Name:** icon Mechanical Construction and Engineering LLC
- **Location:** 1616 Cleveland Blvd., GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS, 62040
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 8:30 a.m. on August 23, 2022, an Icon Mechanical Construction and Engineering employee was hemming a piece of sheet metal with a metal brake. After making the initial bend, he slid the bent end of the metal into the brake. The brake then closed on his right thumb, amputating the tip.

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