# Amputations at Lapham-Hickey Steel Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2023076425` · 7/18/2023 · MADISON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-live roller
## Employer
- **Name:** Lapham-Hickey Steel Corp.
- **Location:** 1 Caine Dr., MADISON, ILLINOIS, 62060
- **NAICS:** 423510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was measuring a coil that was on a roller conveyor. As the employee placed the tape measure on the coil, the coil passed over a roller and the employee s left index finger was pinched between the coil and the roller. The employee required surgery to amputate 4 millimeters of the fingertip.

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