# Amputations at U.S. Pipe Marvel City Mini Mill
> OSHA SIR `20221210487` · 12/1/2022 · BESSEMER, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Casting machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Pipe Marvel City Mini Mill
- **Location:** 2101 18th Avenue North, BESSEMER, ALABAMA, 35020
- **NAICS:** 331511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was clearing a buildup of iron from a casting machine using a hand tool. The trough shifter moved and caught the employee's left little finger in a pinch point, resulting in a partial amputation.

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