# Amputations at United States Pipe and Foundry Company, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023054233` · 5/11/2023 · BESSEMER, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cranes, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Pipe and Foundry Company, LLC
- **Location:** 2023 St. Louis Avenue, BESSEMER, ALABAMA, 35020
- **NAICS:** 331511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was guiding a plate down with a crane operator when his hand became caught between the top plate and the base of the machine, resulting in a soft tissue amputation of the right little finger.

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