# Amputations at American Bottling Company
> OSHA SIR `2023098901` · 9/26/2023 · IRVING, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
- **Secondary source:** Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
## Employer
- **Name:** American Bottling Company
- **Location:** 2304 Century Center Blvd, IRVING, TEXAS, 75062
- **NAICS:** 312111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was picking up a magnetic metal rod. The rod contacted another metal rod with force, causing amputation of their ring finger.

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