# Amputations at W&W AFCO Steel, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023054226` · 5/11/2023 · MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** W&W AFCO Steel, LLC
- **Location:** 1085 Parker St., MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, 36108
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using an overhead crane to dump blasting media in a 55-gallon drum into a dumpster. The chain slipped and a pinch point was created between it and the drum. The employee's thumb was caught, resulting in a right thumb tip amputation.

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