# Amputations at A.M. Castle & Company
> OSHA SIR `2022108908` · 10/10/2022 · FAIRLESS HILLS, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** A.M. Castle & Company
- **Location:** 299 Canal Rd, FAIRLESS HILLS, PENNSYLVANIA, 19030
- **NAICS:** 423510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a battery from a side loader. The battery cover came down and crushed the employee's left middle finger, causing an amputation from the back of the nailbed to the fingertip.

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