# Amputations at Toral Welding Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023109400` · 10/11/2023 · PERTH AMBOY, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Slings
## Employer
- **Name:** Toral Welding Inc.
- **Location:** Perth Amboy Train Station, PERTH AMBOY, NEW JERSEY, 08861
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a rigging sling to offload steel beams from a trailer when their left thumb was pinched by the sling, 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*