# Amputations at UNIVERSAL ALLOY CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2023087617` · 8/19/2023 · CANTON, GEORGIA
## 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
## Employer
- **Name:** UNIVERSAL ALLOY CORPORATION
- **Location:** 180 LAMAR HALEY PARKWAY, CANTON, GEORGIA, 30114
- **NAICS:** 336413
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a crane to lay a metal block on the floor. As he pulled the crane hook, his left little finger was caught between the block and the hook, resulting in an amputation that included the loss of a fingernail.

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