# Amputations at A & A Safety, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20231211207` · 12/7/2023 · AMELIA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Concrete parking blocks and barriers
- **Secondary source:** Concrete parking blocks and barriers
## Employer
- **Name:** A & A Safety, Inc.
- **Location:** 1126 Ferris Rd., AMELIA, OHIO, 45102
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a concrete safety barrier when the barrier slipped against the other barriers. The connector pin and loop on the side of the barrier then caught and pinched the employee's right index fingertip and amputated it.

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