# Amputations at Boyd Metals
> OSHA SIR `2022119922` · 11/10/2022 · JOPLIN, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Bundles, bales
## Employer
- **Name:** Boyd Metals
- **Location:** 1027 Byers Ave, JOPLIN, MISSOURI, 64801
- **NAICS:** 423510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were carrying a five-piece bundle of 1-inch-thick, 20-foot-long metal bars. An employee fell and the bundle fell onto their hand, crushing the middle fingertip and removing the nail from the ring finger. The employee's middle finger was broken and amputated.

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