# Amputations involving bone loss at GFA ALABAMA INC.
> OSHA SIR `2024010316` · 1/12/2024 · WEST POINT, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by object pushed or pulled by person
- **Source:** Shelves, shelving, racks
- **Secondary source:** Shelves, shelving, racks
## Employer
- **Name:** GFA ALABAMA INC.
- **Location:** 101 Progress Parkway, WEST POINT, GEORGIA, 31833
- **NAICS:** 493190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 12, 2024, an employee was moving metal rolling racks loaded with automotive mufflers when their left hand was pinched between two racks, resulting in an amputation of the ring fingertip before the first knuckle.

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