# Amputations involving bone loss at SMS GROUP LLP
> OSHA SIR `20241110215` · 11/1/2024 · AXIS, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Stamping machinery, presses  except printing
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** SMS GROUP LLP
- **Location:** SSAB Alabama Facility, AXIS, ALABAMA, 36505
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 1, 2024, an employee was operating a hydraulic press when they were struck by a mold roll assembly. The employee was hospitalized and sustained an amputation of his left index finger at the first knuckle and a laceration to the middle finger.

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