# Amputations at Metromont Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2023087831` · 8/24/2023 · HIRAM, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Metromont Corporation
- **Location:** 200 Metromont Road, HIRAM, GEORGIA, 30141
- **NAICS:** 327390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assisting with the placement of bulkheads on a double tee production form. As the employees were guiding the bulkhead, it fell onto the injured employee's hand. Their right middle finger was amputated at the base of the nail.

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