# Amputations involving bone loss at Gulf South Metals, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024098879` · 9/23/2024 · SUMMERDALE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
- **Source:** Stationary saws  arm
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Gulf South Metals, LLC
- **Location:** 615 Wynn Road, SUMMERDALE, ALABAMA, 36580
- **NAICS:** 332323
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 23, 2024, at approximately 3:00 PM, an employee was using a radial arm saw to cut 8-inch long aluminum angles used in columns for canopies. The metal piece kicked while being cut, pulling the employee's left hand into the blade and resulting in amputation of their left ring and little fingers.

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