# Amputations at Cronimet Specialty Metals
> OSHA SIR `2023098260` · 9/7/2023 · GREENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Cronimet Specialty Metals
- **Location:** 209 Reynolds Industrial Park Road, GREENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16125
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was sorting magnetic material and placing the material back into the designated storage bin after separating each piece with cardboard that is roughly 1-inch thick. The employee was placing a piece of metal back into the box when the cardboard moved. The employee's fingertip was crushed between two magnetic pieces of metal resulting in a partial amputation.

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